Julia Hearthway, Secretary of the Pa. Department of Labor and Industry, paid a visit to the KME (Kovatch Mobile Equipment) complex in Nesquehoning, yesterday.
She as well as other state and local officials took a two-hour tour of the sprawling manufacturing facility and said she had the opportunity to converse with company officials and employees of the firm.
Hearthway said she visited at the invitation of Kovatch officials, stating she was glad to have the opportunity to view the operations at America's second-large firetruck manufacturing facility.