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Purdue Research Park Attracts Illinois Business

A Peoria, Illinois company is opening a new facility in the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette.

Automotive Robotics Proving Labs Incorporated plans to construct a 50,000-square-foot building for testing engine designs, specifically for Caterpillar.

The project will bring 30 new permanent jobs to the area.

The facility is expected to cost about $10-million and ground is scheduled to break this spring.

Officials hope to have it complete by sometime next year.

Automotive Robotics is getting about $4.5-million in incentives to locate in the Research Park, which will be paid for in part by the Research Foundation, along with state and local governments.