West Lafayette, IN: Spensa Technologies Inc., a precision agriculture company specializing in pest management technologies, announced plans to expand its operations creating up to 43 new jobs by 2019. Spensa Technologies will invest $681,813 to expand its existing operations based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, with funds being used to purchase IT equipment as well as additional office space to accommodate the growing team. The company currently employs 12 full-time associates in Indiana and will be hiring software developers, data analysts and hardware engineers. Interested applicants may search open positions online at www.purdueresearchpark.com/career or send questions to careers@spensatech.com.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Spensa Technologies up to $635,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $40,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. Tippecanoe County will consider additional incentives at the request of the Greater Lafayette Commerce.