Multinational Packaging Firm Consolidating Operations to Terre Haute TERRE HAUTE, Ind.
In 1858, the company was established in St. Louis, Mo. as a manufacturer of machine sewn cotton bags for milled food and grain products. Bemis, which operates 80 facilities in 12 countries, constructed the Terre Haute facility in 1956 to produce polyethylene packaging.
Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field provides a unique alternative for development, and with Its close proximity to Interstate Highway 70, is attractive to many types of business. In addition, its designation as an Airport Development Zone (ADZ) provides businesses whose primary interest is in airport-related business with certain tax credits. The Terre Haute Airport's ADZ covers 5,070 acres and includes the community's Certified Technology Park which is the south campus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and home to Rose-Hulman Ventures 35,000 square-foot business incubator facility. The airport's property is also positioned in a Tax Increment Finance Zone. THIA could also provide FTZ (Foreign Trade Zone) benefits via 


