# Toyota Material Handling breaks ground on $100M electric forklift plant in Columbus

Toyota Material Handling broke ground on May 29, 2024 on a new 295,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana. The nearly $100 million plant will specialize in electric forklift production and create up to 85 jobs by end of 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-05-20
- Where: Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 85
- Starts operating: Jun 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 295,000 square feet
- Products: electric forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Toyota Material Handling](https://endata.com/companies/18417.md)

## Sources

- [iedc.in.gov](https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2024/05/29/governor-holcomb-breaks-ground-on-new-toyota-material-handling-manufacturing-facility-in-columbus), 2024-05-29: "This expansion, which will be supported by the creation of up to 85 new jobs by the end of 2026, marks another milestone in Toyota’s growth and longstanding partnership with the state of Indiana."
- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/98573-toyota-material-handling-to-build-electric-forklift-factory), 2024-06-03: "Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100 million to build a new facility here."
- [forkliftaction.com](https://www.forkliftaction.com/news/toyota-invests-100-million-in-electric-forklift-factory.aspx?n=29213), 2024-06-05: "Toyota Material Handling will spend nearly USD100 million to build a new electric forklift manufacturing plant in Indiana."
- [therepublic.com](https://www.therepublic.com/2024/08/20/commission-approves-resolution-to-extend-tif-to-include-toyota-material-handlings-new-plant/), 2024-08-20: "Toyota Material Handling broke ground on their new facility in May, which company officials said would create 85 jobs."

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