How Walmart is growing Carolinas manufacturing jobs

URLhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/art
SourceThe Charlotte Observer
Date Published10/04/2017
Author NameKatherine Peralta
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Giti Tire
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Yes
Reshoring category:Foreign Direct Investment
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):1700
Year reshoring announced:2017
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2018
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):560
Country(ies) from which reshored:Singapore
City reshored to:Chester County
State(s) reshored to:SC
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Plastic & Rubber Products
Product(s) reshoredtires
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Government Incentives, Infrastructure (transport, internet, power), Impact on domestic economy, Lead time/Time to market, Skilled workforce availability/training, Walmart
Government Incentive dollar amount:39.8 million
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