# CRRC Sifang America hires over 70 workers for Chicago railcar factory

CRRC Sifang America hired more than 70 employees at its $100 million factory in Chicago that will assemble CTA's 7000-series railcars. The facility is set to become fully operational later in 2019 and will eventually create about 170 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-04
- Where: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 170
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: railcars
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [CRRC Sifang America](https://endata.com/companies/37756.md)

## Sources

- [crrcsifangamerica.com](https://www.crrcsifangamerica.com/over-70-workers-hired-to-build-ctas-next-gen-7000-series-cars-on-se-side/), 2019-03-04: "The creation of this state-of-the-art railcar facility is not only an investment in the CTA, but a vote of confidence in Chicago’s economy and our workforce."

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