Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue says a new plant near Rincon is an example of how the state's efforts to place itself in the global market are working. "Our workers are some of the best trained and most reliable and shows that major investment in our economy is worthwhile for us and advantageous to the company."
The new EFACEC was built by a Portugal company at a cost of over $100 million dollars. Some 400 workers are already employed at the plant, which makes power substations.
Dr. Luis Filipe Pereria, ceo of Global EFACEC says they were impressed with "Georgia's people and the state officials" who made the project possible. This is a major investment for the company, according to Pereria, who says they want to capture more of the North America market.
The Effingham County facility makes core form, shell form and mobile substations. Officials say their product will replace transformers throughout the U.S. to replace aging power transformers. In addition to the 400 employees already hired, the company plans to hire at least 200 additional local workers in the next two years.
The company has already hired 400 workers and expects to add up to 200 more by 2010. It's said there may be as many as 1,500 employees at the plant or related businesses by 2017.
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