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Flex-N-Gate to expand in Texas

Automotive supplier Flex-N-Gate Corp., based in Urbana, Ill., has announced plans to expand into a new, 430,188-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, which will supply auto parts directly to General Motors.

The $175 million project includes about a $70 million investment in new equipment for injection molding, metal stamping, and automated robotic metal welding. It also includes an addition of about 50,000 sq. ft. to accommodate offices, break rooms, lab areas, and utilities.

The company will relocate 172 employees from manufacturing operations in Arlington, Texas, to Grand Prairie, with plans to hire an additional 500 workers by 2020. The Arlington site will be closed.