Elkhart, Ind.-based Forest River RV announced last week that it plans to expand to Ligonier to house its parts, service and productions centers for its IBEX Travel Trailer.
Included in that announcement was the company’s plans to bring 500 new jobs to the city. The question is how to attract that many workers to Ligonier?
Mayor Patty Fisel said she believes some of those workers will come from people working at the city’s industrial park.
She said the new jobs Forest River will be bringing to the area are high paying, but also physically demanding. While the company will bring more physically demanding jobs, it will also result in jobs for other things like office and management positions.
She mentioned that Forest River took into consideration about how they will try to attract workers to the city when planning for purchasing property at the industrial park.
One way to help entice people to come work and live in Ligonier is by building more housing in the city.
Ligonier currently has a subdivision being built by Granite Ridge Builders to help address the area’ housing shortage and keep up with demand.
She hopes to get those homes built as fast as possible and that could attract people to work at Forest River.
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