Omaha Standard to build new factory

Omaha Standard announced plans today to build a new manufacturing facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

The first phase will include a 205,000-square-foot building with 17,500 square feet of offices and an e-coat finishing system.

The company will manufacture its lines of truck bodies, hoists, liftgates and accessories in the new facility, which is expected to be completed in November 2005.