Rainbird bringing new jobs to Steele with announcement of new distribution center

The St. Clair County Economic Development Council has announced that Rain Bird Corporation in Steele, which manufactures irrigation equipment, is moving its distribution operations there and adding 43 new jobs.
The company will be investing $11.8 million in the facility at Steele as part of the expansion.
The company has been located in the former Saks Inc. warehouse since 2009, and Steele has primarily been a production site for the company with some warehousing operations.
Rain Bird offers a broad selection of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the world.