Navistar Job Expansion

A military vehicle manufacturer is bringing hundreds of new jobs to west Point.

Full screen a military vehicle manufacturer is bringing hundreds of new jobs to west point.

Navistar defense announced today it plans to add 500 new jobs at plant in clay county.

The company also plans to upgrade the facility by investing 8 million dollars into it.

Ceo of the golden triangle development link, joe max higgins says just a few years ago, clay county had the state's highest unemployment rate.

But thanks to companies like peco, yokohama, plum creek, and now navistar... all of that is changing.

"today's 500 jobs at navistar, that a lot of jobs in a town that's relatively quite small... they've got a process in place that they can start taking applications immediatly for those jobs, and we're excited for west point and clay county.

We're excited for the golden triangle."

Navistar defense has been in west point since 2005.

The company plans to fill the 500 new jobs by 2024, which will bring the jobs by 2024, which will bring the facility's employment to 525.