# Wabtec to invest $2.7M expanding Salem, Virginia brake manufacturing facility

Wabtec Corporation will invest $2.7 million to expand its Graham-White facility in Salem, Virginia, relocating pneumatic braking system manufacturing lines there. The move is expected to create 38 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-07-19
- Where: Salem, Virginia, United States
- Value: $2.70M
- Jobs: 38
- Status: announced
- Products: pneumatic braking systems, air dryers, valves, flowmeters
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Wabtec](https://endata.com/companies/10385.md)
- [Graham-White Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/10836.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wset.com](https://wset.com/news/local/rail-equipment-manufacturer-wabtec-corporation-announces-27-million-expansion-salem-creating-38-new-jobs-governor-glenn-youngkin-virginia-economic-development-partnership-july-2023), 2023-07-19: "The company will invest $2.7 million into expanding its existing Graham-White facility in the City of Salem."
- [wfxrtv.com](https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/roanoke-valley-news/2-7m-invested-into-expanding-manufacturing-facility-in-salem/), 2023-07-20: "Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Wabtec Corporation will invest $2.7 million to expand its existing Graham-White facility in Salem."
- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/7-24-2023/wabtec-corporation-salem-virginia.shtml), 2023-07-24: "The $2.7 million project is expected to create 38 jobs."

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