April 29, 2021 1:00 PM, EDT
Navistar to Staff Up at Ohio Plant
A cab on the assembly line at the Navistar plant in Springfield, Ohio. (Navistar)
Navistar is planning to hire up to 350 additional people at its Springfield, Ohio, assembly plant as it increases production this summer.
In addition to the new hires, the truck manufacturer will bring back employees who are currently on indefinite layoff.
Navistar’s Springfield plant builds medium-duty trucks on its main line as well as cutaway vans for General Motors on its other assembly line.
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