Temple to close Libertyville plant, move jobs to Chicago
Mayor Richard M. Daley and Tempel Steel said Thursday the company will expand and renovate its current manufacturing plant in Chicago and bring more than 350 jobs to the city.
Tempel, which manufactures steel laminations used in electric motors and transformers, then would close its Libertyville location and bring those jobs to an expanded Chicago location, rather than another existing plant in Monterrey, Mexico.
The construction will begin soon at 5500 N. Wolcott and be completed around July 2009.
The renovated plant will house more than 800 jobs. The company has about 2,000 workers worldwide.
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