Korean automotive supplier Dongwon Autopart Technology will open a facility in Meriwether County to serve the Kia Motors plant under construction in West Point.
The company's planned $30 million facility in Meriwether Co. will create 300 jobs, according to a statement by Governor Perdue. Perdue and state officials are meeting with Kia suppliers as part of an economic development mission to Korea and Japan.
Speaking from Seoul, Perdue said:
"It's great economic news for Georgia that a quality Kia supplier such as Dongwon has chosen to locate in our state. As we work with Kia’s trusted suppliers, I'm confident that Georgia will continue to benefit from the wave of economic growth sparked by the Kia plant."Dongwon, which has been a Kia supplier for three years, will manufacture door frames, side impact beams, roof molding, side absorbers and cross bars for the new Kia facility.
The new plant, to be located half a mile from I-85 on State Highway 54, will be approximately 120,000-150,000 square feet. Construction on the new facility in Meriwether Park is set to begin January 2008 and is expected to be completed in late July 2008. Dongwon operates another metal stamping facility in Lapine, Alabama.
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