Governor Quinn Announces Continental Tires the Americas Investing $224 Million to Expand Illinois Facility

MT. VERNON–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Continental Tires the Americas (CTA) is investing $224 million to expand its North American headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Mt. Vernon. The state is providing a business investment package to leverage the private investment and help create 444 new jobs over the next three years. CTA is benefiting from the expanded Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) tax credit that the Governor signed…