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UPS to expand operations in three midstate counties and Philadelphia, hire 1,700 workers

  • The Associated Press
FILE PHOTO: Nick D’Andrea, vice president of public affairs for UPS, hands shipments to a UPS delivery driver in Louisville, Ky., Friday, June 1, 2018.

 Dylan Lovan / AP Photo

FILE PHOTO: Nick D’Andrea, vice president of public affairs for UPS, hands shipments to a UPS delivery driver in Louisville, Ky., Friday, June 1, 2018.

(Harrisburg) — Package deliver company United Parcel Service is committing to spending $1.4 billion to expand its operations in four counties, including three in the midstate, and hire more than 1,700 new, full-time employees.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Wednesday it offered UPS $2.7 million in tax credits and more than $6 million in grants as part of the projects.

The company says it’ll will expand its operations in Philadelphia and Cumberland, Dauphin and Northumberland counties, spending the money on building renovations, equipment and infrastructure improvements at each of the locations.

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