Lukjan Anniversary Sees Business Progressing

Lukjan Metal Products celebrates its first year in production at its Sidney facility this month and the company's regional manger says they are pleased with the move and its results.

"We're close where we wanted to be," said Herb Gibson.

Gibson said the company was able to "leapfrog" ahead of its original plan in some ways, thanks to an opportunity it had to purchase the equipment of a former competitor. Getting that equipment, he said, "gives us lots of potential to grow."

As it is, the Sidney plant production is at about 80 percent of where it will need to be.

"We're still bringing peopl...