CRRC plant is getting ready to roll

ia was speaking at a CRRC MA’s supplier diversity and procurement fair on Thursday at its rail car manufacturing complex in East Springfield, Massachusetts.

The outreach event was hosted by CRRC MA for local minority- and women-owned businesses, which introduced the various companies in its supply chain to the many diverse businesses in the region. Some 35 vendors were invited and about 300 people attended the fair.

The gathering would be the last social event in the $95 million, 204,000 square-foot factory before production begins.