Carrier, Trump make jobs deal
The air-conditioning company, which had planned to move some 2,000 jobs to Mexico, said it had reached an agreement to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana.
Air-conditioning company Carrier Corp. said Tuesday that it had reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana.
Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence planned to travel to the state Thursday to unveil the agreement alongside company officials.
Trump spent much of his campaign pledging to keep companies like Carrier from moving jobs overseas.
His focus on manufacturing jobs contributed to his unexpected appeal with working-class voters in states such as Michigan, which has long voted for Democrats in presidential elections.
The details of the agreement were unclear; the company had said it would move some 2,000 jobs to Mexico.
Carrier tweeted Tuesday that the company was “pleased to have reached a deal” with Trump and Pence to keep jobs in Indianapolis.
The president-elect had leverage in any discussion with Carrier. Its parent company, United Technologies, says that 12% of its $56.5 billion in annual revenue comes from military and aerospace sales.
A transition official confirmed that the presidentelect and Pence, who is ending his tenure as Indiana governor, would appear with Carrier officials Thursday. The official insisted on anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss the trip ahead of an official announcement.
Trump said last week that he was “making progress” on trying to get Carrier to stay in Indiana.
The event in Indiana will mark a rare public appearance for Trump, who has spent nearly his entire tenure as president-elect huddled with advisors and meeting with possible Cabinet secretaries. He plans to make other stops later this week as part of what advisors have billed as a “thank you” tour for voters who backed him in the presidential campaign.