BYHALIA, Miss. (AP) — A tire maker says it will open a 100-worker warehouse in northwest Mississippi.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., which operates a tire factory in Tupelo, says it will invest $10 million. Cooper will rent a new $40 million warehouse from Panattoni Development Co. in Byhalia.
Ohio-based Cooper announced plans Wednesday for what it says will be its largest United States distribution center.
The Marshall County facility is scheduled to open this fall.
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Spokeswoman Tammy Craft says the Mississippi Development Authority will spend $1.8 million improving roads, plus water, sewer and natural gas lines. Marshall County will spend $520,000, while the Marshall County Industrial Development Authority will give $100,000.
Craft says Cooper will be eligible for $150,000 annually in inventory tax breaks.
Cooper won’t say how much it will pay workers.