Expansions, upgrades to add 20 jobs, companies say

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Company expansions and equipment upgrades will result in nearly 20 new jobs – many of them high-paying – in the next year, according to paperwork filed with city officials.

Wagner-Meinert and States Engineering are seeking 10-year tax abatements that would save them $50,512 and $18,391, respectively. The businesses are investing about $700,000 combined.

Wagner-Meinert is an engineering and construction services operation. States Engineering is a foundry equipment manufacturer.

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pwyche@jg.net