The project will help retain 223 existing jobs and the company is expected to create 115 new jobs by the end of 2027, the memo states. The city is providing $200,000 to help with project costs, which include the purchase and installation of equipment.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Dayton-Phoenix Group produces electrical products for locomotives and industrial customers. The company designs and manufactures motors, locomotive parts, compressors, cooling fans and HVAC and mechanical components.
The company’s customers include Wabtec, Caterpillar, Progress Rail and BNSF.
“Our business culture and philosophy focus on bringing innovative solutions to our customers and ensuring their sustainability for the future,” said Gale Kooken, Dayton-Phoenix Group chairman, in a prepared statement in June about the company’s expansion plans.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein said Dayton-Phoenix Group leadership deserves a ton of credit for keeping and paying company employees after the facility in Old North Dayton was severely damaged by the 2019 Memorial Day tornadoes.
The company temporarily moved its operations to a property in Vandalia while it rebuilt its Dayton facility.
The 630,000-square-foot facility cost nearly $78 million to construct, said Shook Construction.
“This is another injection of investment,” Dickstein said about the expansion project. “These are great jobs for our community.”
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