Mitsubishi closes its doors in Normal - Vidette Online
Mitsubishi Motors will be ending U. S. production with the closure of its Normal plant later this year. Mitsubishi Motors and the Town of Normal are working closely to find a buyer for the plant. “Filling the vacant plant with another automotive maker is absolutely the best use of the facility and will be the main priority of our efforts,” Kyle Ham, chief executive officer of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council said. “The community task force is working closely with Mitsubishi and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to recruit an automaker. “Given the very modern and well maintained production facility, the outstanding transportation infrastructure to serve the facility and the availability of a highly trained and ready labor force, we are confident that we will be able to attract a... Mitsubishi was ranked as the sixth largest employer in the Bloomington-Normal area according to the Economic Development Council. The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport model was produced in Normal. “I am saddened to see a company as large and pivotal as Mitsubishi close their doors in Illinois,” Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jim Schultz said in an official statement. Source: www.videtteonline.com
