A $40 million investment is promising to bring big-time jobs to Oklahoma City. A local consumer electronics company is growing. On Wednesday, Jasco showed off its new, automated distribution center. Gov. Kevin Stitt joined them. He used the moment to tout that businesses want to be in Oklahoma. And more businesses mean more jobs. |MORE| Panasonic picks Kansas over Oklahoma to build electric vehicle battery factoryJasco employees gave the public a look at the efficiency of their new distribution center. The company says the technology will improve operations and make work easier for their labor force. Jasco said an investment like this will prepare the company and employees for the future of distribution. The announcement comes weeks after Panasonic chose Kansas over Oklahoma for an electric vehicle battery plant. |MORE| State Democrats want $700M meant for Panasonic incentive deal to help Oklahomans nowStitt, who asked for $700 million worth of incentives from the Legislature, remains confident Oklahoma can still attract another major company. “There’s already base level of incentives for any and every company, and then we’ve got some of that mega legislation that’s still in place — we’re hoping to use that at some point,” he said. “We’re still the place to be located and so we’re swinging for the fences for a lot of big projects.” |MORE| Oklahoma lawmakers approve incentive package from Gov. Kevin StittState lawmakers who helped pass that incentive package told KOCO 5 that the money can be returned to be used for other purposes should it not be used to lure a new business.
A $40 million investment is promising to bring big-time jobs to Oklahoma City.
A local consumer electronics company is growing.
On Wednesday, Jasco showed off its new, automated distribution center. Gov. Kevin Stitt joined them. He used the moment to tout that businesses want to be in Oklahoma. And more businesses mean more jobs.
|MORE| Panasonic picks Kansas over Oklahoma to build electric vehicle battery factory
Jasco employees gave the public a look at the efficiency of their new distribution center. The company says the technology will improve operations and make work easier for their labor force. Jasco said an investment like this will prepare the company and employees for the future of distribution.
The announcement comes weeks after Panasonic chose Kansas over Oklahoma for an electric vehicle battery plant.
|MORE| State Democrats want $700M meant for Panasonic incentive deal to help Oklahomans now
Stitt, who asked for $700 million worth of incentives from the Legislature, remains confident Oklahoma can still attract another major company.
“There’s already base level of incentives for any and every company, and then we’ve got some of that mega legislation that’s still in place — we’re hoping to use that at some point,” he said. “We’re still the place to be located and so we’re swinging for the fences for a lot of big projects.”
|MORE| Oklahoma lawmakers approve incentive package from Gov. Kevin Stitt
State lawmakers who helped pass that incentive package told KOCO 5 that the money can be returned to be used for other purposes should it not be used to lure a new business.
