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Tiffin Motorhomes crosses state line for expansion: economic development sparked, additional activity anticipated in Tishomingo County.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 22-DEC-03 		Format: Online - approximately 814 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
BELMONT -- Tiffin Motorhomes could have pursued its plans for expansion at the company's production site in Red Bay, Ala. But instead, the company was lured next door--across the state line--to set up shop in the vacant Belmont Homes factory owned by Cavalier Homes.

The last 250 jobs at the former Belmont Homes manufactured housing factory were lost about a year ago. At one time employment at Belmont Homes was up to 1,200. The loss of that many jobs in a town of only 2,000 was a major blow.

Things are looking up now with the decision by Tiffin Motorhomes to locate in Belmont, investing $3.3 million in an expansion of their painting department.

Bob Tiffin, president and CEO, Tiffin Motorhomes,...

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