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Auto supplier SMP expands US footprint at new Tuscaloosa plant
By Jerry Underwood
May 1, 2018
Samvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP) marked the official opening of a 700,000-square-foot Alabama auto parts plant with optimism that hiring could surpass initial projections.
Though
SMP inaugurated the Tuscaloosa plant Friday afternoon, the facility already has a workforce of 320 people, months before actual production begins. The company said the factory could eventually employ more than 1,000.
Cubic Corporation Expands Operations in Huntsville, Alabama
Area Development News Desk
05/01/2018
According to company officials, the business space has increased over two fold, consolidating its operations into one 100,000 square-foot facility. The expansion supports GATR's growing operations and combines the development, engineering, production and administrative functions in one central location.
"We're very pleased to introduce our new facility to the Huntsville community," said Roark McDonald, Vice President and General Manager, GATR, Cubic Mission Solutions. "With our newly consolidated facility, we are fully prepared to meet the increasing demands of our customers in the U.S.