# Spartan Motors expands Ephrata plant after USPS contract win

Spartan Motors accepted a $678,000 grant and tax credit package from Pennsylvania for its Ephrata plant expansion, following a $214 million USPS contract to build over 2,000 cargo body vehicles. The expansion is expected to create nearly 200 new jobs over three years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-17
- Where: Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $678K
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: truck bodies, parcel delivery vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Spartan Motors](https://endata.com/companies/27560.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spartan-motors-receives-grant-for-job-creation-and-long-term-investment-in-ephrata-pennsylvania-truck-body-manufacturing-facility-300650439.html), 2018-05-17: "Rather than build or buy a new facility elsewhere, we made the decision to re-invest in and revitalize our Ephrata location, placing the Utilimaster truck body plant here."

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