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Apr 5, 2013

* USA - FIRETRUCK MANUFACTURER, in Nesquehoning hiring

* Pennsylvania - Nequehoning company gets financial assistance from the state

(Photo: Propane fuel truck from Kovatch)
Carbon County,LeHigh Valley,PENN,USA -The Morning Call, by Spencer Soper -March 26, 2013: -- A firetruck manufacturer with a long history in Carbon County is expanding — adding about 100 manufacturing jobs, state officials announced... Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. in Nesquehoning has hired 60 new workers and expects to add 40 more this year to meet demand for water-hauling tankers used by emergency responders and the natural gas industry... The company received more than $400,000 in financial assistance from the state for its expansion. The money will be used to buy equipment and train workers... John "Sonny" Kovatch founded the company in 1946 as an auto repair shop and expanded by acquiring auto franchises, according to the company's website. The company entered the specialty vehicle manufacturing business in the 1970s, with its initial orders coming from the military... Today, the company makes specialty trucks, including firefighting equipment, that are shipped around the world. The company also makes trucks used to transport fuel...

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