Keene Keen On Optics Cluster

Janos Technology, a specialist in advanced infrared optics, is moving from Townsend, Vt., to this building in Keene, N.H.

Janos Technology, a leader in advanced infrared optic components and assemblies, is moving 40 miles (64 km.) from Townsend, Vt., to Keene, N.H. Janos will move into a 35,000-sq.-ft. (3,252-sq.-m.) facility owned by the Monadnock Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) in Keene's Black Brook Corporate Park. Growth necessitates the move, according to Brett Rosner, president of Janos.
        The move will also put the company closer to some of its suppliers. Keene is home to several other infrared companies including Corning NetOptics as well as Precitech, one of Janos' key suppliers. Janos' new facility will allow it to streamline manufacturing processes. The company employs about 75 and plans to hire about 25 more people over the next two years.

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