United States: Freightliner eyes work on military vehicles; Cleveland plant being reconfigured.Freightliner confirmed this week it plans to reconfigure To change the status of something. its Cleveland manufacturing plant to produce military vehicles Military vehicles include all land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces. See also list of armoured fighting vehicles. . The announcement came amidst news the company, Daimler Trucks North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , would keep open a Portland plant it previously planned to close. "We recently received a large military vehicle order from the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Command and expect more to follow," Roger Nielson, the company's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , said in a press release. The company said earlier this year it would close the plant in Oregon and was looking to outfit another plant for production of military vehicles, pending an expected contract with the U.S. Army. The Cleveland plant was a strong possibility for the military production, company spokeswoman Amy Sills Sills , Beverly Originally Belle Silverman. Born 1929. American operatic soprano and manager who joined the New York City Opera in 1953 and was its general director from 1980 to 1989. Noun 1. said in a statement in July. The Rowan County Rowan County is the name of several counties in the United States:
The incentive is based on $16 million worth of investment by Freightliner. Robert Van Geons, executive director of the Salisbury-Rowan Economic Development Commission, said if the company were to invest less, the incentive would be prorated accordingly. The incentive also requires 695 jobs at the current Freightliner facility to be maintained, and Van Geons said there is a "strong expectation" if the truck industry stays strong Freightliner will continue to invest in the Cleveland plant. "We hope we get the jobs and maintain the jobs," Carl Ford, Board of Commissioners chairman, said. Van Geons didn't want to speak too specifically about the company's plans for the Cleveland plant so as not to jeopardize jeop·ard·ize tr.v. jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger. any potential agreements. He did say he doesn't view the company's decision to keep the Portland plant open as having a positive or negative impact on the military work that could be done in Cleveland. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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