Wynne Gets New Plant
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A Japanese company announced today it will build a
new auto parts plant at Wynne -- initially investing $15 million
and eventually creating about 250 jobs in east Arkansas.
Wynne beat out Brownsville, Tennessee, in the months-long search
by Sakae Riken Kogyo Company of Japan for a plant site. The Eakas
Arkansas plant will be the company`s second factory in North
America, joining Eakas Corporation in Peru, Illinois. The plant
will bring much needed jobs to the historically poor Mississippi
River Delta region.
Eakas Arkansas will make rearview mirrors, door handles and
other component parts, with first production targeted for March
2005.
Governor Huckabee was on hand for today`s announcement and said
the word is getting out about the business climate in Arkansas.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
