Topre America is expanding its previous plans for a new facility in Springfield (see our June 12, 2017 blog post), announcing it will invest an additional $73 million in the facility to meet increased production requests, the Dayton Business Journal reports. The additional investment in the 177,000 square-foot stamping and steel production plant will “create 204 assembly, research and development, stamping and light manufacturing jobs,” according to the article. The expansion is “contingent upon the approval of state and local incentives.” Jeff Hoagland, president and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition regional JobsOhio affiliate, said the coalition understands the impact of more than 200 new jobs and “will continue to work with our partners in Springfield and JobsOhio to move this project forward.” For more, read the full article.
Auto supplier plans additional $73M investment, 204 jobs in Springfield