Tuesday, April 10, 2007

German company files plan for Tipton plant


According to a report in the Kokomo Tribune:

A site plan for a 700,000-square-foot facility for a transmission manufacturing plant has been filed with the Tipton County Plan Commission at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Ind. 28.

The site plan was filed by the Tipton County Economic Development Foundation and Getrag, a German manufacturing company that is expected to produce dual clutch transmissions for Daimler-Chrysler.

The submitted plan covers approximately 228 acres.

The site plan includes three buildings and two access roads off of Ind. 28. The production facility would be an estimated 490,000 square feet; and include a 33,750 square foot technology; and a 175,000 square foot building that could be used for shipping and receiving, Ken de la Bastide of the Kokomo Tribune reports.

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