By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
ILLINOIS — The Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, along with industry partners, has opened a new 155mm production facility in Illinois, according to army.mil.
The report did not specify which Illinois city or county hosts the new line, nor did it give local hiring numbers or a full production timeline in what was made available to this bureau. The facility ties into a national push to ramp up artillery shell output.
A new industrial anchor is no small thing in a state that has watched mines close and factories leave. The American Times Press will follow up on where the plant lands and what it means for jobs as more details become public.
— Attribution: army.mil.
— Compiled from reporting by army.mil.
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