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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

France-Based REEL USA Plans Springfield, Illinois, Manufacturing Operations

01/10/2026
France-based crane manufacturing company REEL USA Corp. plans to establish production operations in Springfield, Illinois. The $1.6 million project is expected to create more than 100 jobs.

The investment includes the purchase of a 65,800-square-foot facility located on 9-acres at 3501 W. Mayflower Blvd.

“Hydroelectric plants are mostly in the western United States and nuclear power plants are more on the East Coast, so we wanted to locate somewhere in the middle,” said Dominic Jolicoeur, REEL USA’s vice president for North American operations. “Illinois has more nuclear power plants than any other state. And we look for that industry to continue to grow in the United States.”

REEL USA Corp. specializes in the custom design, manufacturing and installation of industrial electromechanical lifting devices to serve industries, including aerospace, hydroelectricity, nuclear energy, aluminum production, steel production, cement manufacturing, automotive and bulk material handling.

“When you think about economic impact, one of the things that you measure is for every new job, how many other jobs in the community does it support? Many times, manufacturing jobs are somewhere in the 3-to-1 range. So, typically it will impact about three other jobs in the community because of the way manufacturers have to procure supplies and all those kinds of activities,” noted Ryan McCrady, president and CEO of the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance.

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