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Stephanie Wiechmann
The Marion General Motors plant has been making car parts since 1956, but Marion Mayor Jess Alumbaugh says he worried the company was announcing it was leaving.

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Jess Alumbaugh
When they called me and said they wanted to have a meeting with me on a Friday at 3:00, I also thought, oh, here we go.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
For $ 491 million, GM will install two new press lines, upgrade metal presses and dyes, and create in addition to help stamp both steel and aluminum for current and future vehicle lines. Marion employs about 750 workers and the investment creates no new jobs. Governor Eric Holcomb instead sees it as a generational move.

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Eric Holcomb
There will be children of, local nine, seven, seven, workers here that follow in their mom and dad's footsteps here. That's how important today is

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Stephanie Wiechmann
In Marion, Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.