GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — The Greenwood City Council has accepted a $900,000 grant to support an expansion at the local Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.’s plant.
Angela Curry, executive director of the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation, tells the Greenwood Commonwealth (http://bit.ly/10z21Bw ) that the expansion will create 32 new jobs.
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The grant is part of a planned $18 million expansion. It was provided through the Mississippi Development Authority.
It will require the city of Greenwood and Leflore County, which both own the Greenwood-Leflore Industrial Park, to provide a 10 percent match.
Milwaukee Electric Tool, which is based in Wisconsin, produces saw blades of various sizes in Greenwood. It also has an operation in Jackson, Miss., and a warehouse and distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss.
Milwaukee Electric Tool manufactures heavy-duty tools and accessories.
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Information from: The Greenwood Commonwealth, http://www.gwcommonwealth.com
