Fifty new jobs will be created at Valmont Industries in Northeast PA thanks to a $70 million contract with PPL to manufacture steel support poles for a major power transmission line project, reports the Times Leader.
PPL President David G. DeCampli said the choice of a local employer over competitors elsewhere in the United States will bring economic benefits to the region and Pennsylvania.
In addition to spurring the creation of manufacturing jobs, the project will have “significant positive ripple effects for the regional economy,” creating 165 to 330 construction jobs and having an economic impact of $100 million over a three-year period in the region, DeCampli said.
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