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Groundbreaking Set For $50M DAE-IL USA Facility In Murray

Courtesy of Murray State University Town & Gown, cropped from release.
Rendering of Murray, Ky. facility.

The ceremonial groundbreaking of a $50 million automotive parts manufacturing facility in Murray is scheduled for July 23. 

State and local officials announced last December that South Korea-based DAE-IL Corporation is building a 295,000 square-foot facility in the Murray West Industrial Park, creating 120 full-time jobs.

The Murray-Calloway Economic Development Corporation, the Murray-Calloway Industrial Authority and the Town & Gown partnership between the City of Murray and Murray State University host the event.

The company will produce gears for the automotive industry at the Murray location.

Following a brief shovel ceremony outside at 2 p.m., speaking will be inside the adjacent Murray-West Spec Building.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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