California firm to open new plant at former Packart Electrict site

WARREN

City officials and the president of a California company will have a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the former corporate headquarters of Packard Electric on Dana Street Northeast to announce plans for a multimillion-dollar investment at the site.

“This potential investment will involve the purchase and reopening of 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space and administrative offices that formerly housed the Packard Automobile Co. and later the Packard Electric Co.,” according to an announcement from Mayor Doug Franklin’s office.

The announcement is referring to the former Packard administration building on the south side of Dana and former Packard manufacturing facilities on the north side of Dana.

Sources say the company makes hydraulic lifts used to park cars in parking garages around the world, and the new facility could bring as many as 200 to 300 jobs. The owner is a Warren native.

Read more about the plans in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.