Mercedes-Benz USA, a division of Daimler AG, will move an engineering division from New Jersey to Florida, adding about 50 jobs to the company’s Jacksonville facility, Gov. Rick Scott’s office announced Tuesday.
Mercedes-Benz USA could qualify for $324,000 through the state’s Qualified Target Industry tax-refund program, or $6,000 for each of 54 new jobs, according to city records released in May. The city would cover 20 percent of the QTI refunds, or $1,200 per job. The auto maker, which currently employs more than 100 people at its Jacksonville facility, promised the new positions would average $66,000 by 2019 and that the company would invest $2.1 million in its facility near Jacksonville International Airport.
The release from the governor’s office said the new workers will be a mix of people relocating from New Jersey and people hired locally.
–News Service of Florida
PCer says
Wasn’t this originally planned for Flagler County???
G... says
to PCer
yes sir.
Moreno says
If it was suppose to come to flagler, again we need jobs here, they go somewhere else. This city thinks only in the house market, but we need companies to come too. Help lower taxes and help young family not just retired people.