Auto parts supplier SL America will add 300 jobs in a $35 million expansion at its SL Tennessee LLC plant in Clinton.
The $35 million will also add an additional 100,000 square feet to the company’s existing facility by the end of 2010.
Gov. Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Economic Development Director Matt Kisber announced the new jobs Friday morning, with officials of SL America.
“SL Tennessee’s expansion is a testament to the strong business climate we’ve worked hard to create,” Gov. Bredesen said. “I want to thank SL Tennessee for the confidence they have shown in Tennessee workers and in our state and I congratulate the company’s leadership on the expansion in Clinton.”
“In Tennessee, we’ve developed a strategy in many business sectors which focuses not just on major ‘anchors,’ but on suppliers and customers across the value chain,” Kisber said. “I’m pleased our efforts, along with the strong partnership between the state, Anderson County and the city of Clinton, have yielded results.”
SL Tennessee is a parts supplier for Volkswagen, General Motors, Hyundai and KMG.
The current facility operates in a 164,000 square foot space in the Interstate 75 Industrial Park, building automotive parts including gear shifters, parking brakes and lighting products.
In 2001, SL Tennessee became the first Korean-owned automobile parts manufacturer in the Volunteer State when the Clinton facility opened.
The announcement follows Volkswagen’s decision to award SL Tennessee a contract to make automatic shifter assemblies for the new VW plant at Chattanooga and to supply VW production in Mexico.
Source: WATE
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