# Wemco expands production capacity in new Airway Heights facility

Wemco Co. moved into a new 65,000-square-foot production facility in Airway Heights, Washington, tripling production capacity and doubling revenues and workforce over two years. The company plans to hire 30 more employees over three years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-27
- Where: Airway Heights, Washington, United States
- Jobs: 30
- Starts operating: Feb 2015
- Status: completed
- Capacity: tripled production capacity
- Products: light-industrial equipment, industrial overhead cranes, mining equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wemco Co.](https://endata.com/companies/17089.md)

## Sources

- [spokanejournal.com](https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/4007-wemco-stays-on-uptick-in-new-digs-on-the-west-plains), 2017-04-27: "This facility has given us a lot of room."
- [choosewashingtonstate.com](https://choosewashingtonstate.com/wemco-expansion-pays-off-big/), 2017-05-08: "The new Airway Heights facility filled the bill perfectly, allowing the company to triple its production capacity in the new 65,000 square foot space while increasing the size of its workforce and revenue."

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