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Monday,October 26, 202610:57 am
Mauldin City Council has unanimously given final approval on a 9.07-acre property with a 140,000-square-foot flex industrial facility to prospective owner, PK U.S.A. Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer and supplier.
The company, headquartered in Shelbyville, Indiana, is expected to invest $30 million in the Mauldin facility at East Standing Springs Road and create 85 jobs over the next five years. PK U.S.A. Inc. is a primary supplier of metal body parts, chassis parts, and plastic injection parts for automotive companies like Isuzu, Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, and Dana.
The property is intended for mixed employment and industry, according to the city, integrating office, industrial, research and development, and logistics operations. Secondary uses could include convenience retail, and service uses and would typically have convenient access to regional highways.
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