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Subsidiary of large Chinese firm buys Shop-Vac, plans to restore production levels Updated Dec 28, 2020; Posted Dec 28, 2020 GreatStar, which is part Hangzhous GreatStar Industrial Co. headquartered in Hangzhous, China, announced Monday it has purchased most of the assets of Shop-Vac for an undisclosed price. Facebook Share WILLIAMSPORT – The new owner of Shop-Vac Corp. says it plans to restore production in Williamsport to its previous levels. “We intend to hire as many people as is nece...

Early Christmas gift: Pa. plant that was closing is purchased, jobs saved Updated Dec 24, 2020; WILLIAMSPORT – The Williamsport area received a Christmas gift a day early with the announcement a plant that was in the process of closing has been purchased. The announcement about Shop-Vac Corp came Thursday from Jason Fink, president and CEO of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce. The company, which he said is in the tool business, does not want to be identified until Monday when it ...