Tuesday, April 10, 2012

International Company Investing In South Charleston Plant

{South Charleston, West Virginia}...Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced Tuesday afternoon that Gestamp, an $11 billion Spanish company, will invest a minimum of $100 million to begin operations at the former South Charleston Stamping and Manufacturing Plant. Tomblin said Gestamp, Park Corporation, the city of South Charleston, the Kanawha County Commission and the state of West Virginia all worked together to make this opportunity a reality. Gestamp is an international group dedicated to the design, development and manufacture of metal components and structural systems for the automotive industry. Tomblin says the investment promises between 400 to 700 new jobs.