Air filter company in NW Ark to add 58 positions

4:12 PM, Jul 12, 2012   |    comments
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A company that manufactures air filters in Fayetteville is expanding and says it will add 58 new jobs.

American Air Filter Co. announced Thursday it would spend about $500,000 to accommodate additional production. The new hires will raise the current workforce of 112 to 170 employees.

The company's Fayetteville plant produces panel and pleated air filters.

Louisville, Ky.-based American Air Filter has more than 3,000 workers at 27 facilities worldwide.

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