# Hoist Liftruck moves forklift manufacturing to East Chicago

Hoist Liftruck moved its forklift manufacturing operation from Illinois to East Chicago, Indiana, after purchasing and renovating an abandoned industrial site. The relocation was celebrated at a ribbon cutting and open house in March.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-03-01
- Where: East Chicago, Indiana, United States
- Starts operating: Mar 2016
- Status: completed
- Products: forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Hoist Liftruck](https://endata.com/companies/16276.md)

## Sources

- [nwindianabusiness.com](https://nwindianabusiness.com/article/economic-renaissance/), 2016-11-01: "Hoist Liftruck moved its forklift manufacturing operation from Illinois to East Chicago after purchasing and renovating an abandoned industrial site."

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