Mando announces plans to add second facility in Opelika
Photo by Beverly Harvey
Mando America announced Tuesday that it will build a new 400,000-square-foot facility directly across from its current location in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park. Construction on the new site is slated to begin in August and be completed in a year. The new location is expected to add 200 new jobs.
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By Beverly Harvey
Published: July 8, 2008
Mando America announced Tuesday that it will build a 400,000-square-foot facility across from its current location in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park.
The Korean-based company will make a $25 million capital investment and add 200 new jobs, making it one of the largest employers in Opelika, according to Mayor Gary Fuller.
Construction on the new facility is slated to begin in August, with completion expected within a year.
In 2003, Mando America announced construction of its original 150,000-square-foot facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park. Within four years, the company doubled the size of the Opelika plant, and added equipment and jobs at the site.
Mando America produces brake systems and steering systems for automakers, including Hyundai in Montgomery and the Kia plant currently being built in West Point, Ga.
At a press conference Tuesday, Mando America President Tae Kwak already expressed Mando’s interest in expanding the planned new facility in the future, adding new technology and more jobs.
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