# Plasser American to expand Chesapeake, Virginia headquarters and plant with $52.6M project

Plasser American will dedicate a 45,000 sq ft office building as the first phase of a $52.6 million expansion of its North American headquarters and manufacturing center in Chesapeake, Virginia, adding 98 jobs and doubling production capacity with an 82,000 sq ft plant.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-02
- Where: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Value: $52.6M
- Jobs: 98
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: Double production capacity
- Products: maintenance of way railway equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Plasser American](https://endata.com/companies/8654.md)
- [Plasser & Theurer](https://endata.com/companies/8655.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chesapeakeva.biz](https://chesapeakeva.biz/plasser-american-celebrate-60th-anniversary-with-expansion-of-chesapeake-virginia-facilities/), 2021-12-02: "Plasser American Corporation will dedicate a 45,000 square foot, three-story office building, the first structure in a comprehensive $52.6-million expansion"

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