May 21, 2024, Press Release from Celina Aluminum Precision Technology Inc. (CAPT) and the Dayton Development Coalition: CELINA — Celina Aluminum Precision Technology Inc. (CAPT) announced that it will invest $59.1 million in new equipment and infrastructure to manufacture for the next vehicle model. CAPT will also retain its workforce of approximately four hundred associates in the manufacturing plant located in Celina, Ohio. CAPT currently manufactures rear knuckles which are part of the vehicle chassis suspension system. In addition, CAPT also currently manufactures pistons, cylinder heads, water passages and lower block which are all powertrain parts made of aluminum. CAPT’s in-house production capabilities include aluminum melting, casting, machining, and assembly processes.

Governor Mike DeWine made an appearance in Lima today on the heels of one of his newest appointments.

DeWine toured the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center after he named Col. Joseph Zeis to be Senior Advisor for Aerospace and Defense, a position DeWine created in his cabinet. The announcement came earlier today at the Dayton Development Coalition. DeWine said Zeis will look at all military installations in the state and see how we can compete to keep them here as well as expand. Zeis said the position reflects the governors praise for military installations and the research and development Ohio has to offer.