Aberdeen Banner Engineering plant to remain open

Company said earlier this year they would close factory employing over 100 people

Nov 16, 2024

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Banner Engineering, which had been moving toward closing by the end of the year in Aberdeen, has now announced plans to remain open. Aberdeen Insider file photo. — Banner Engineering, which had been moving toward closing by the end of the year in Aberdeen, has now announced plans to remain open. (Aberdeen Insider)

Banner Engineering Corporation has halted its plans to close its manufacturing plant in Aberdeen.

Evan Burgstaler, executive vice president of operations, announced the change in a news release issued Friday, Nov. 15.

“This decision was made due to recent changes in the business and geopolitical climates so that Banner is well-positioned to provide ongoing world-class support to the global industrial automation market,” the news release reads.

Currently at 111 employees, Burgstaler told The Aberdeen Insider that the Aberdeen manufacturing plant will likely continue at that size moving forward.

Burgstaler said Banner has seen a strengthening in North American sales, and Aberdeen’s manufacturing facility can help meet that demand.

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A guest post by

Elisa Sand

I have been reporting in South Dakota since 1999 and Aberdeen since 2013. I am currently associate editor for The Aberdeen Insider covering local news for Aberdeen.