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<p>HARRISBURG &#8212; Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday announced that McCarthy Tire Service Company will expand operations near its existing facility in Wilkes-Barre and create 49 new jobs over the next three years.</p><p>McCarthy Tire,a manufacturer of retreaded tires for the commercial trucking industry, will expand retreading operations by executing a 10-year lease of a 75,000-square-foot facility that is now used for warehousing, according to a news release.</p><p>The company plans to invest $3,277,000 in the project, including the leasehold, infrastructure improvements, and new equipment purchases. McCarthy Tire has committed to the creation of 49 new, full-time jobs over the next three years, and the retention of 197 existing employees, the news release says.</p><p>&#8220;Through this growth, McCarthy Tire will become one of the top three largest tire retreaders in North America,&#8221; Wolf said in a news release. &#8220;In addition to this accomplishment, the company will expand its workforce significantly, providing 49 new, full-time jobs in Wilkes-Barre. We applaud McCarthy Tire for its continued success and for the support it provides for the region&#8217;s economic well-being.&#8221;</p><p>McCarthy Tire received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development that includes a $150,000 Pennsylvania First Program grant, $49,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits to be distributed upon creation of the new jobs, and $22,050 in WEDnetPA funding for employee training.</p><p>&#8220;We are working closely with Bandag, the global leader in retread manufacturing, to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant,&#8221; said John D. McCarthy, Jr., president of McCarthy Tire. &#8220;This will be the largest Bandag retread facility in North America. It seemed fitting to locate it in Wilkes-Barre, the city where my grandfather started McCarthy Tire Service 90 years ago.&#8221;</p><p>The project was coordinated by Wolf&#8217;s Action Team in collaboration with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce.</p><p>&#8220;For three generations, the McCarthy family has never stopped investing in their industry-leading tire business and in the City of Wilkes-Barre,&#8221; Sen. John T. Yudichak said in the news release. &#8220;In partnership with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, McCarthy Tire&#8217;s most recent investment will bring a new and world-class manufacturing facility to Wilkes-Barre, proving that our workforce and our great city can compete with anyone for quality, twenty-first century jobs.&#8221;</p><p>Established in 1926, McCarthy Tire is a third-generation family owned and operated business. The company is the sixth-largest commercial tire dealer in the U.S. with more than 50 locations along the east coast.</p><p>&#8220;McCarthy Tire Service Company is truly a great family business that has provided quality products, service, and jobs to the people of Wyoming Valley for nearly a century,&#8221; said State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski in the news release. &#8220;It is most gratifying to know the state recognizes the value of McCarthy Tire by incentivizing their operation to continue their expansion and success, and most importantly, remain in the city where they have lived and worked for so many years.&#8221;</p><style>
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Gov. Wolf announces 49 new jobs with expansion of McCarthy Tire Facility