Kumho Tire in Macon on Target to Open in Early 2016
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
The long-awaited Kumho Tire manufacturing plant in Macon is on track to open in early 2016.
Construction of the 1-million-square-foot facility is about 90 percent complete, and production should begin in early 2016, said Jim Frentheway, Kumho’s human resources director for Georgia.
The plant, being built in the Sofkee Industrial Park, has received about 1,500 applications. The company plans to start hiring about 300 production workers beginning next month. That process will be coordinated through the Georgia Department of Labor, said Frentheway, who spoke Wednesday to the Downtown Macon Rotary Club.
