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Cybex International<\/p>\nCybex International<\/p>\n
OWATONNA, MN<\/strong> – Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment, will break ground at its Cybex facility in Owatonna, Minnesota, on June 28, to make way for a 150,000-square-foot expansion. The addition comes after Cybex was acquired by Life Fitness\u2019 parent company, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), in January 2016.<\/p>\n Scheduled for completion in December 2016, the expanded facility will total 490,000 square feet. The expansion, coupled with an investment in automation and technology, will dramatically increase the facility\u2019s overall manufacturing capacity to support the continued growth in the fitness industry.<\/p>\n \u201cThe expansion to the Cybex facility in Owatonna is the latest project in our endeavor to increase global product and capacity for all Life Fitness brands,\u201d said Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness. \u201cThe Owatonna facility is well positioned to support the expansion, and we\u2019re excited to bring more space and advanced technology to enhance both our facility and the employee experience.\u201d<\/p>\n The Cybex Owatonna facility has been a part of the community for nearly a decade; and the expansion is expected to create more than 100 job opportunities over the next year in disciplines such as welding, fabrication, powder coat painting and assembly. Additionally, the expansion project will utilize Minnesota-based contractors and architects to invest further in the state\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n The City of Owatonna approved a tax increment financing (TIF) agreement to help facilitate project construction. Life Fitness has also applied for the job creation fund award from the state of Minnesota, which will allow the company to earn incentives as new jobs are created. Currently, the Cybex Owatonna factory produces more than 200 varieties of high-end commercial fitness products, including strength machines and the popular Cybex Arc Trainer.<\/p>\n Life Fitness also has factories in Ramsey, MN; Franklin Park, IL; Falmouth, KY; Tulsa, OK; Bristol, WI; Delavan, WI; Medway, MA and Kiskoros, Hungary. Life Fitness is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OWATONNA, MN<\/strong> – Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment, will break ground at its Cybex facility in Owatonna, Minnesota, on June 28, to make way for a 150,000-square-foot expansion. The addition comes after Cybex was acquired by Life Fitness\u2019 parent company, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), in January 2016. Scheduled for completion in December 2016, the expanded facility will total 490,000 square feet. The expansion, coupled with an investment in automation and technology, will dramatically increase the facility\u2019s overall manufacturing capacity to support the continued growth in the fitness industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[210],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1632,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631\/revisions\/1632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cWe\u2019re eager to get started on the facility\u2019s expansion and are looking forward to growing with the community,\u201d said John Champa, senior director of manufacturing operations at Cybex. \u201cWith the addition of tube lasers, robotic weld cells and two state-of-the-art paint lines, we\u2019re expecting to more than double the facility\u2019s current production capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n