Press Room > 2004 :

Janasa Limited to Create 25-35 Jobs in Wilmot

RELEASE DATE: Monday, March 8, 2004

For More Information Contact: Mary Lehecka Nelson, 773-3301

Pierre, SD – Janasa Limited, a manufacturer of hydraulic jacks and yacht trailers, will create 25-35 jobs in Wilmot when it opens its doors for business later this spring, said Marty Davis, acting secretary, Department of Tourism and State Development. The jobs will be created within the next two years.

The company, which President and CEO Bob Snyder has owned and operated for 25 years, has been closed for the last several years due to his wife’s illness. Snyder said the time is right to reopen the plant and Wilmot is the right place to do it. “We anticipate a much better work environment in Wilmot,” Snyder said. “The people of South Dakota are exceptional,” he said.

Davis said the company will purchase an 8,400 square foot existing facility. “The availability of the facility and the attitude of the people were major factors in Janesa’s decision to move to South Dakota,” she said.

Snyder said he has already interviewed some people for top positions and will interview more in the next several months. “I have a terrific group of people that I’m working on advertising, credit, taxation and marketing. With their help, we will get this business up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible,” he said.

Janesa’s market is currently all domestic, but Snyder anticipates growth into Canada and Mexico in the near future.