GOSHEN — A local recreational vehicle manufacturer has broken ground on two new manufacturing plants that will create 250 to 300 new jobs.
Keystone RV, a subsidiary of Thor Industries, has broken ground on a two-plant investment worth $8.6 million. The plants will offer a combined 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space on the south side of Keystone's Goshen campus at 3414 Corey Drive, according to a press release Wednesday from the company.
Bob Pettit, vice president of support services for Keystone, said Wednesday that the first building is expected to be completed by March 1, 2017, and the second building by April 1, 2017. The foundation for one building is already complete, while crews are working on the foundation for the other one.
Mark Brinson, director of community development for the city of Goshen, said construction crews were working to get the foundations in for the two buildings before snow or frost set in. Once the foundations are in, crews can work on the buildings throughout the winter.
The Goshen City Council is currently considering annexation of the land where the two buildings are being built. Tina Bontrager, the City Council clerk, said the annexation issue is coming up for a public hearing and second reading at the council's next meeting on Dec. 6.