Navistar held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its nearly 1 million-square-foot facility off of Highway 281 on Wednesday. The plant will ultimately employ about 650 people, 500 of whom are already on payroll.

The truck maker Navistar is hiring hundreds of positions for its facility located on the city’s South Side.

Navistar Inc. is expected to begin work soon on its second South San Antonio campus, which will house its new Advanced Technology Center.

SAN ANTONIO – Over the past eight years, District 3 Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran has been instrumental in the growth on the city’s South Side. Viagran joined Leading SA on Sunday to discuss the next steps for her district and her own career as she nears her term limit. “Some economic development we are seeing, the job growth with TJX, with the medical schools and in advanced manufacturing hub here in San Antonio, with Toyota and Navistar so close to one another. “And I’ve learned so much and what I would love to do is continue to work in public service. I will always keep all options for public service on the table.

SAN ANTONIO – Navistar is the latest company to bring more jobs to the growing South Side of San Antonio. The manufacturing facility, scheduled to open in spring 2022, is expected to add more than 600 jobs to the South Side. “We’re currently looking to hire for various positions -- and human resources, IT, general management, engineering and manufacturing at the San Antonio facility,” said Christopher Pellico, senior program manager of the Navistar San Antonio facility. VIDA San Antonio is another development in the area that hopes to breathe new life near Texas A&M San Antonio. Southside ISD, San Antonio Food Bank provide food to most vulnerable living in food desert