Leaders want to bring business back to shuttered factory

http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35604317/leaders-want-to-bring-business-back-to-shuttered-factory

State Senator Dale Fowler (left R-Harrisburg) and State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) tour the Bombardier building (WSIL photo)

BENTON, IL – (Andrew Feather – WSIL TV.  Please Click on the link to read the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

A factory closed for nearly five years opened its doors Tuesday morning, but only temporarily.

The former BRP building in the Benton Industrial Park has sat empty since 2012, when Bombardier closed its plant, costing the area 340 jobs.

Now city and county leaders are looking to bring those jobs back.

“Jobs is our number one issue and, you know, you’ve heard that from a lot of people, and it’s the same with Benton,” said Mayor Fred Kondritz.

Mayor Kondritz was joined by State Representative Dave Severin and State Senator Dale Fowler, among other local leaders touring the building, as they look to bring industry and jobs back to an area in need of economic development