# Milwaukee Tool to build hand tool factory in West Bend, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Tool announced plans to build a new factory in West Bend, Wisconsin for manufacturing hand tools for professional electricians and utility linemen. The company plans to invest over $100 million and create 350 jobs in the US in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-01-01
- Where: West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 350
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: hand tools
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Milwaukee Tool](https://endata.com/companies/18098.md)

## Sources

- [toolguyd.com](https://toolguyd.com/milwaukee-made-in-usa-hand-tools-announcement/), 2020-09-04: "In 2020 alone, we will invest over $100 million, and create 350 jobs in the United States to diversify our operations and better serve the professional trades."

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