Governor Wolf Announces New Manufacturing Operation and 65
Jobs in Luzerne County
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that LOOK Trailers, a trailer
manufacturing company, will establish a new facility in Wright
Township, Luzerne County, and create 65 new, full-time jobs at the
site.
“This is the seventh job creation project that we’ve announced with
the Governor’s Action Team in Northeast Pennsylvania, securing
commitment for the creation of more than 860 new jobs in 2016,”
Governor Wolf said. “LOOK Trailers is the third manufacturer that has
decided to make a home in the region this year and we are happy to
add this operation to Pennsylvania’s strong manufacturing base.”
LOOK Trailers will establish a new manufacturing operation at an
existing 84,339-square-foot building on Oak Hill Road in Wright
Township, Luzerne County. The company will invest at least $2.3
million at the new site, where it will manufacture enclosed cargo
trailers, and will create at least 65 new, full-time jobs over the next
three years.
“LOOK Trailers is excited to partner with the Governor’s Action
Team and the State of Pennsylvania to bring jobs to Mountain Top
Pennsylvania,” said Matt Arnold, President, LOOK Trailers. “We look
forward to providing high quality skilled positions that will boost the
local economy. LOOK Trailers is committed to long term growth and
investment in our new operation.”
The company received a funding proposal from the Department of
Community and Economic Development that includes $130,000 in
Job Creation Tax Credits to be distributed upon creation of the new
jobs and $15,750 in WEDnetPA funding for employee training.
The project was coordinated by the Governor’s Action Team, an
experienced group of economic development professionals who
report directly to the governor and work with businesses that are
considering locating or expanding in Pennsylvania in collaboration
with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce.
LOOK Trailers, founded in 2010, has been labeled the fastest-growing
enclosed trailer company according to Statistical Survey