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February 28, 2007

120 new jobs on tap in Johnston, governor says

JOHNSTON -- A regional transportation company plans to open a major distribution center in Johnston, a move that will create 120 "good-paying" jobs in the near future, according to an announcement released this afternoon by the governor's office.

Neither the governor's office nor the Johnston mayor's office would disclose the name of the company today. That detail will be disclosed tomorrow during an afternoon press conference at the Town Hall.

The press conference will be crowded. Governor Carcieri is expected to attend the event, as is Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena, the Johnston Town Council, members of the state Economic Development Corporation and executives from the unnamed regional transportation company.

The transportation company plans to build a distribution center and warehouse in the new industrial park adjacent to Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation off Shun Pike in Johnston. The project will create at least 120 full-time jobs over the next three years, according to the governor's announcement.

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