kscarbel2 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Bloomberg / February 16, 2016JobsOhio has executed an agreement with Navistar in Springfield to support 300 new jobs that are planned there.The state's private development arm executed an agreement with Navistar in January for a $100,000 grant to support its growth in Clark County.In return, Navistar will create 300 jobs, and plan $10.4 million in capital investment, in addition to a $12.9 million capital investment at its truck plant in Springfield. Last year, Navistar received a 60 percent, six-year tax break from the state on the project.Last fall, Navistar announced it was adding a production line in Springfield as part of a deal to make trucks for General Motors, with the first vehicles rolling off the assembly line in 2018. The company is retaining 1,100 employees at the site. Lisle, Ill.-based Navistar has nearly 16,300 employees across all of its operations, and is one of the biggest manufacturers in the Dayton region.Navistar at one time employed over 5,000 people in two plants, dropping to a low of 700 people in one facility by 2012. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44041-jobsohio-lands-agreement-with-navistar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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