# Cogar Manufacturing relocates to Giles County, Virginia

Cogar Manufacturing will invest $2.5 million to relocate its manufacturing operation from Beckley, West Virginia, to the former Caterpillar facility in Giles County, Virginia. The project will create 60 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-14
- Where: Giles County, Virginia, United States
- Value: $2.50M
- Jobs: 60
- Status: announced
- Products: crushing machines, materials handling equipment, conveying equipment, water removal and feeder systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Cogar Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/18284.md)

## Sources

- [wsls.com](https://www.wsls.com/news/2018/02/15/relocation-of-manufacturing-company-to-new-river-valley-to-bring-60-jobs/), 2018-02-15: "Cogar Manufacturing’s decision to move operations from West Virginia to Giles County and expand production is a great testament to the Commonwealth’s competitive operating costs, extensive transportation network and robust workforce."
- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/2-16-2018/cogar-manufacturing-manufacturing-giles-county-virginia.shtml), 2018-02-16: "Cogar Manufacturing, a manufacturer of material handling equipment primarily for the natural resource industries, will invest $2.5 million to relocate its manufacturing operation."

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