ProVia is buying the Schaeffler building in north Dover as part of a national expansion plan that includes 400 local jobs and 400 more in North Carolina.
The Wayne and Tuscarawas County-based window and door manufacturer announced this morning that it has reached an agreement with Schaeffler to purchase the under-construction 310,000-square-foot facility on 97 acres on Dover’s north border. Schaeffler had planned to manufacture electric vehicle components there, but changes in the market altered those plans.
ProVia says it will complete construction of the facility in 2027. A state tax credit agreement says the company will create 400 jobs by 2030, but officials expect that to happen sooner.
ProVia is also acquiring 79 acres in Davie County, North Carolina, where it intends to build a 580,000-square-foot facility to house 400 employees by 2028.
Once the two facilities are complete, ProVia will operate 10 facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and Mississippi.
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