InSinkErator Makes $63 Million Splash; New Headquarters and Factory Upgrades

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — Emerson, the parent company of Racine-based InSinkErator, announced the launch of an additional $63 million in strategic investments for InSinkErator’s Southeast Wisconsin operations, including nearly $34 million for a new headquarters and lab facility to be built in Mount Pleasant, along with $29 million in planned improvements at InSinkErator’s manufacturing facility in Racine.

Emerson and its InSinkErator business hosted an unveiling today at the current Racine facility to reveal the final design plans for the new headquarters building. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, the area’s congressman, was an honored guest.

“Our new modern headquarters and state-of-the-art lab space will facilitate continued InSinkErator innovation and growth, enabling us to showcase the leading technologies that we’re developing here in Wisconsin,” said Chad Severson, InSinkErator’s president.

The latest expansion is part of nearly $150 million in investments that Emerson is making in Southeast Wisconsin over the 2015-2019 timeframe. That $150 million investment also includes: $24.9 million to build the Kenosha facility, which opened in 2015, and $60 million in sustaining investment funding for various other needs. InSinkErator employs 1,200 people in Southeast Wisconsin, generating $103 million in wages and benefits in 2016.

The new 85,000-square-foot, two-story building will house 175 engineers and professional staff located at InSinkErator’s current headquarters at 4700 21st Street in Racine.

Building of the new InSinkErator facility in Mount Pleasant is receiving financial incentives from the Racine County Board of Supervisors, which approved Emerson’s $4.65 million loan request, and the Village of Mount Pleasant Board of Trustees, which okayed $600,000 in tax increment financing assistance.

Severson cited several advantages the new InSinkErator headquarters facility will have as he revealed the final project renderings at today’s event, including:

• A modern, state-of-the-art collaborative work environment that will help attract and retain employees.
• Convenient location near Interstate 94 in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor and easy access to InSinkErator’s existing facilities in Racine, Kenosha and Sturtevant.
• Enhanced research capabilities that will allow InSinkErator to continue to be the industry stewards in creating innovative technologies designed to help its customers divert food waste away from landfills and achieve other sustainability goals.

In addition, Emerson is investing $29 million over the next two years to reconfigure the Racine manufacturing site to optimize workflow and make room for future growth. The upgrades will help InSinkErator to stay ahead of increased customer demand for its industry-leading food waste disposers for home and commercial use.

Emerson expects to have its new InSinkErator headquarters opened in July 2018 and reconfiguration of the Racine plant completed by the fall of 2019. The new headquarters facility was designed by Fox Architects of St. Louis. The general contractor is Riley Construction of Kenosha, Wis.

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Image courtesy Emerson, Inc.