MHC RoadReady Center Announces Expansion, New Jobs in Ross County

Chillicothe, Ohio:  –– Murphy Hoffman Company (MHC), also known as Chillicothe Kenworth, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development today announced an investment of over $1.4 million in Ross County, creating 119 new jobs. The expansion is being supported by a tax credit from the Ohio Department of Development and a $250,000 JobsOhio Grant.

“Chillicothe Kenworth is a long-time employer for Southeast Ohioans that have supplied the trucking industry for decades,” said J.P Nauseef, JobsOhio president and CEO. “The company’s commitment to creating 119 new, high-paying manufacturing jobs and its continued growth in the state is a testament to Chillicothe Kenworth’s confidence in Ohio’s talent.”

MHC manufactures post-production components for heavy-duty trucks and is an expansion of the original company, Ozark Kenworth, Inc., which started in Springfield, MO in 1975. MHC is a multi-state network of Kenworth dealers providing more than 50,000 customers with a full range of truck-related services.

This investment will allow the company to significantly build out its manufacturing operations by expanding its dump bed manufacturing capabilities paving the way for future growth opportunities.

”Murphy Hoffman Company’s expansion in its Chillicothe Kenworth facility to customize Kenworth trucks with dump beds will create some fantastic jobs in Chillicothe and Ross County,” said OhioSE President Mike Jacoby. “OhioSE is pleased to support this project, and we appreciate the company’s investment in our region and our workforce.”

“We are proud that MHC Road Ready Center is a Ross County employer,” stated Tammy Eallonardo, Director of Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development. “Their management practices have made them an ‘employer of choice’ in our region and we are pleased to support their additional investment in our community.”

Contact: Tammy Eallonardo, GCRCD Director: 740-703-0348 and teallonardo@gcrcd.com; Matt Englehart, JobsOhio Communications Manager: 614.300.1152 and englehart@jobsohio.com; or Sarah Arnold, OhioSE Director of Communication & Marketing: 740.525.5510 and sarah@ohiose.com.

Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC) built its business on the belief that customer loyalty is only as strong as customer service. This focus has helped MHC become a multi-state network of Kenworth dealers providing more than 50,000 customers with a full range of truck-related services. Currently, MHC operates across 19 states with over 125 locations including dealerships, full-service transport refrigeration locations, full-service leasing and rental operations, and a finance company that offers a complete array of financial services.

Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development is a public/private partnership, created for the purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting the industrial, economic, commercial, and civic development of Ross County.  To learn more, visit us at GCRCD.com.

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) is the JobsOhio Network Partner for southern, eastern, and southeastern Ohio, providing economic development work and resources in 25 rural counties; they are the newest and geographically the largest of the six regions across the state. OhioSE partners closely with regional development districts, local economic development offices, state agencies, and other entities to expand, retain, and attract businesses in the counties they serve. Learn more at OhioSE.com.

JobsOhio is a private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio though Find Your Ohio. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, One Columbus, REDI Cincinnati, Regional Growth Partnership and Team NEO. Learn more at www.jobsohio.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.