Pennsylvania: $10.9 Million Investment Revives Idled Wood Plant in Mifflinburg, Adding 78 Jobs and Retaining 465
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced on April 2, 2026, that the state has helped secure a $10.9 million investment by John Brothers Holdings to revive an idled plant in Union County to produce wood components. The state will invest $450,000 in the project, which will create 78 new jobs over the next three years and retain 465 existing jobs. John Brothers Holdings will acquire an adjacent site and equipment at 100 Industrial Park Road in Mifflinburg belonging to a closed cabinet manufacturer, establish a new subsidiary, John Brothers Wood Products, upgrade the plant's infrastructure, produce wood components to complement the company's local supply chain, and has begun rehiring cabinet workers who were previously laid off. The state Department of Community and Economic Development provided a $250,000 "Pennsylvania First" grant and a $200,000 WEDnetPA workforce training grant for the project. Company President and CEO Paul John said that when word came that the neighboring plant had closed and 175 employees had been laid off, the company immediately began studying how to get the plant and the community back to work. John Brothers Holdings is a family business headquartered in Mifflinburg.
Source: Pennsylvania Governor's Office
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