Transportation Logistics Firm Expands Upstate Operations

PLATTSBURGH, NY—SpencerARL New York, a transportation assembly firm, is expanding its presence here. The company has signed a lease for an 80,000-square-foot building at The Development Corp.'s Air Industrial Park.

The expansion, announced by New York State officials on Monday, has already created 47 new jobs and SpencerARL plans additional hires over the next year. The New York State-certified woman-owned business also operates a 30,000-square-foot facility nearby.

“By expanding their operations in Plattsburgh, SpencerARL has made an investment in the future of the North Country–one that will create jobs and new opportunities,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. “This is another example of how upstate is on the move, and I am proud that we were able to step in and support the local economy.”

SpencerARL New York specializes in providing third-party logistics services to the transportation manufacturing industries. In 2009, the firm opened its facility in Plattsburgh to supply logistical services, sub-assembly and sequencing to Nova Bus, which had recently begun production at its assembly plant in TDC's Banker Road Industrial Park.

SpencerARL New York has since signed a contract with Prevost Bus, the leading North American manufacturer of premium passenger coaches and conversion coaches for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions. SpencerARL New York's commitments to provide logistics solutions to Nova Bus and Prevost prompted the need for expansion of both its facility footprint and employment base.

SpencerARL CEO Lori Fisher says of its expansion initiative, “SpencerARL New York has worked with Empire State Development, TDC, the transit manufacturing industry and other local officials to bring new jobs to Plattsburgh and is excited about its continuing participation in the revitalization of the Plattsburgh area. We see our training program and the additional on-the-job training as key to our continued success in Plattsburgh.”

To support this expansion project, Empire State Development is providing SpencerARL with $300,000 in Excelsior Jobs Program performance based tax credits that are tied directly to job creation and investment commitments, state officials say.