# Toyota Material Handling to expand testing center in Columbus, Indiana

Toyota Material Handling is investing $8.7 million to expand its Testing Evaluation Center in Columbus, Indiana, by 60,000 square feet. The expansion will add indoor testing and office space, retaining 1,770 jobs and creating 6 new jobs by 2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-04-05
- Where: Columbus, Indiana, United States
- Value: $8.70M
- Jobs: 6
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: electric forklifts, internal combustion forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [therepublic.com](https://www.therepublic.com/2025/04/05/city-grants-tax-abatement-for-toyota-material-handlings-plant-four/), 2025-04-05: "That’s our primary center where we do testing and development here in Columbus."

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