Akebono Expanding with $40M Investment, Creating 100 Jobs

URLhttp://www.columbiabusinessreport.com/news/56533-a
SourceColumbia Business Report
Date Published10/16/2015
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Akebono Brake Corporation
Parent companyAkebono Brake Industry Co.
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Transplant
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):100
Year reshoring announced:2015
Capital investment ($):40
Country(ies) from which reshored:Japan
City reshored to:West Columbia
State(s) reshored to:SC
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Transportation Equipment
Product(s) reshoredAutomotive Brakes
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Eco-system synergies, Government Incentives, Proximity to customers/market
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