Howard Industries Plans Major Expansion of Mississippi Transformer Plant

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas) With the Mississippi Legislature having held a special session to address a $31 million incentive package for Howard Industries' proposed expansion of the Laurel, Mississippi transformer plant, the project took one step closer to becoming a reality.

Current plans include the expansion of the 1.6 million sqft plant and the installation of a new product line. The $50+ million project was guaranteed to attract the attention of the state legislature with the 2,000 jobs it will create.

Howard Industries expects to complete the preliminary designs for the expansion in early 2003. With final approvals from both the state agencies and the company's corporate offices, construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2003.

Howard Industries Incorporated has earned the reputation as the leading high-quality manufacturer of transformers, computers, and ballast product over its 30 year history. The Laurel, Mississippi transformer manufacturing plant is the number one producer of distribution transformers in the United States and is the largest transformer plant in the world in square footage. In addition to its transformer business, Howard Industries is a world-class manufacturer of PC desktops, laptops, and servers, ranks third in the industry in ballast products, and operates 150 tractors/trailers and a brokerage firm through its transportation division.