MEMO: METALS PLANT IN SPARTA TO EXPAND

Spartan Light Metals of Sparta, Ill., will invest $5.1 million in a 35,000 expansion that will retain 35 jobs and created an addition 34 jobs.

Spartan, with help form the State of Illinois to Spartan and the city of Sparta, will construct the first phase of a long-term site plan which consists of a 35,000-square-foot addition to the south side of its existing Sparta plant, installation of a new 1,400-ton diecast work cell and addition of a central melt furnace, said Scott Homan, executive vice president of Business Planning and Development.

Spartan Light Metal Products, Inc. was founded in 1961.

The state provided tax credits and funds under the Industrial Training Program (ITP) to familiarize workers with the new equipment. In addition,

Community Development Assistance Program funds were sought by the City of Sparta for infrastructure improvements. All of the programs are administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.