# Ritz Instrument Transformers invests $28M in new Georgia facility, adding 130 jobs

Ritz Instrument Transformers will invest $28 million in a new facility in Waynesboro, Georgia, to produce high-voltage instrument transformers, creating 130 new jobs in Burke County.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-23
- Where: Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $28.0M
- Jobs: 130
- Status: announced
- Products: high-voltage instrument transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Ritz Instrument Transformers](https://endata.com/companies/34041.md)

## Sources

- [gov.georgia.gov](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-07-23/gov-kemp-ritz-instrument-transformers-expands-adds-130-jobs-burke-co), 2024-07-23: "The investment in a new state-of-the-art factory for high-voltage instrument transformers in Waynesboro marks the single-largest investment to date for the Ritz Group and illustrates the commitment of the company to the North American market."
- [ajc.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/business/electricity-transformer-company-to-open-georgia-plant-with-130-workers/ARO6AOEERNGB3IGN7BO547ZZNI/), 2024-07-24: "The forthcoming Waynesboro facility marks the single-largest investment to date for the Ritz Group and illustrates the commitment of the company to the North American market."
- [ritzusa.com](https://www.ritzusa.com/ritz-instrument-transformers-announces-construction-of-new-high-voltage-factory/), 2024-07-24: "Ritz Instrument Transformers, Inc. announced today that they will be constructing a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Waynesboro, Georgia that will manufacture high-voltage instrument transformers."
- [globalatlanta.com](https://www.globalatlanta.com/decades-of-partnership-pays-off-as-german-manufacturer-plans-return-to-waynesboro/), 2024-08-01: "The U.S. electrical grid is undergoing rapid expansion and transformation as the utility industry reacts to and prepares for growth driven by adoption of electric vehicles, new data centers needed to power AI, continued addition of renewable generation, and an increase in the U.S. manufacturing base"

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