U.S. Entekra to construct $35 million factory in Modesto

California-based Entekra, a design, engineering and building materials manufacturing company, announced that it is constructing a new facility on East Whitmore Avenue, Modesto.

With a total investment of $35 million, the new 200,000-square-foot factory will provide a $61.6 million annual boost to the local economy, and result in about 400 direct and indirect jobs in the area.

Entekra noted that the exterior shell and roof work will be complete in about three weeks. Then by late June or early July, equipment should start being installed, with the site beginning limited production sometime around August.

Once completed, the new automated home framing plant will be the company’s corporate headquarters in addition to its largest manufacturing facility.