New Florida Whertec Plant to Create 81 Jobs

Metal heat treating fabricator Whertec is relocating a Dothan, Alabama production and warehousing facility to Jacksonville, Florida, bringing along 81 jobs within four years.

The firm has not yet informed all the Alabama workers affected.

The jobs will pay an average of $45,000 per year.

Whertec will invest $4.1 million in the new plant, and get state tax incentives worth up to $243,000, based on the number of jobs created.

Founded in 1996, Orange Park, Florida-based Whertec is a metal heat treating fabricator of plates, thermal coatings for boilers, tanks and pressurized vessels. It has facilities in Illinois, California, Virginia, Ontario, and British Columbia.