Natasha McAlister works on the assembly line at the General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant. GM undertook a $1.4 billion investment for upgrades at the plant. The investment allows the plant to be reconfigured with a new paint shop, as well as upgrades in the body shop and general assembly area to more competitively produce high-quality full-size SUVs. [Photo by Mike Stone for General Motors]
General Motors, already Arlington’s largest private employer, continues to grow its footprint in the city both as a manufacturer and a financial company.
While the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington has grabbed most of the headlines in recent years for its $1.4 billion expansion that added new technologies and employees to the plant, GM Financial’s $35 million expansion also will add 1,300 new jobs, the Dallas Business Journal reported....