Saturday, April 2, 2011

Whertec to bring 81 jobs to Jacksonville - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The company is already based inOrangre Park, but it also has facilities in Decatur, Mendota, Calif.; Oilville, Va.; Ontario, Canada; and Britisbh Columbia, Canada. It’s Dothan, Ala., warehouse will relocate to 240Hammoned Blvd. in Jacksonville. “A lot of the workersw in Alabama don’t know yet,” said Pete the CEO of Whertec. “We have to verify that we are movingthere first.” The Jacksonville Economic Developmenrt Commission approved Whertec’s relocation to the Westside at its meetinyg Thursday morning because of the employment opportunitiee it will bring to the area. The jobs that come alongg with the move pay an averagewof $45,000.
The land is also an upgradde from the facilitiesin Alabama, Castiglionew said at the JEDC “One of the perkzs of moving here is the additional size and space we he said. Whertec planss to invest up to $4.1 million to acquire and renovatthe 32,000-square-foot building and to purchasre additional machinery and equipment as part of a three-phas project. The employer is requesting financial assistance through the Statd of Florida Qualified Targeteds Industry Tax Refund Program of upto $3,000 per job for a totap of not to exceed $243,000. Founded in Whertec is a metal heat treating fabricatoerof plates, thermal coatings for boilers, tanks and pressurizec vessels.
The company currently employs 75 nine of which are inOrange Park, but it plansd to hire the 81 additional employees within 48 montha of the move to Jacksonville.

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