FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A corporate tax consulting firm with offices throughout North America is expanding in Fort Wayne.

DuCharme, McMillen and Associates will spend $2.5-million to relocate its office from Fort Wayne’s northwest side into the Ash Skyline Plaza downtown, with plans for a new 17,000 square-foot office on the building’s sixth floor, creating up to 43 new jobs by 2020, according to a press release from Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.

The company currently employs more than 400 people, with 48 based in Fort Wayne.

“I continue to be encouraged by the private investment and economic development growth we’re experiencing in the city of Fort Wayne,” said Mayor Tom Henry. “I commend DuCharme, McMillen & Associates for believing in our community and wanting to be part of the positive momentum in the heart of Fort Wayne.”