JACKSON, Miss. - Armored vehicle manufacturer CITE Armored is increasing its presence in Mississippi by locating van production operations in Batesville. The project is a $2.3M investment and adding 30 jobs. CITE Armored, a woman-owned company currently located in Holly Springs, manufactures and services armored cars, SWAT vehicles and supply vehicles for organizations throughout the world, including the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, Iraq Ministry of Trade, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The company is expanding to accommodate additional military contracts and is moving its armored van production to the former Serta building in Batesville while maintaining the production of its other armored vehicles in Holly Springs. CITE Armored qualifies for the Advantage Jobs Rebate Program, which provides a rebate to eligible businesses that create new jobs that exceed the average annual wage of the state/county in which the company locates or expands. CITE Armored was founded in 2002 by Teresa Hubbard and Ken Russell. Hubbard was named the 2018 Business Woman of the Year by the Mississippi Business Journal. The company plans to fill the 30 jobs by the end of 2021. (Source: Mississippi.org 08/18/20) https://www.mississippi.org/news-room/cite-armored-locating-manufacturing-operations-in-batesville/
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