New plant in Dade County to create 400 jobs

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New factory tile

Vanguard National Trailer Corp., a semi-trailer manufacturer based in Monon, Ind., will invest $30 million in a new manufacturing facility in Dade County, Ga., and create 400 jobs.

Vanguard will develop nearly 100 acres of land and build a new 350,000-square-foot facility near Trenton, according to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.

photo Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal

Vanguard manufactures dry freight and refrigerated semi-trailer vans for the North American transportation industry.

The jobs will include both office and manufacturing positions.

"We are excited to welcome Vanguard National Trailer Corp. to Dade County," said Deal in a statement. "Their decision to establish a manufacturing and assembly plant in Georgia is a testament to our economic development assets that are critical in generating job opportunities for Georgians. "

Vanguard is a subsidiary of CIMC, a manufacturer of dry and refrigerated container and trailer equipment. CIMC operates over 100 subsidiaries with 47,000 employees in North America, China, Europe, Asia and Australia.

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