Aviation firm plans 26 hires

BRADENTON — Radiant Power Corp., a commercial aviation products manufacturer, announced plans today to expand its facility and hire 26 employees over the next five years.

The firm, now with 64 employees, will renovate its 20,000-square-foot plant in south Manatee County, where it will also add 6,300 square feet, according to a Manatee Economic Development Corp. release. The expansion will provide space for the engineering division to work on new products, the release states. It will also provide production space for a Pennsylvania firm Radiant recently acquired.

Manatee County officials approved $26,000 in performance-based incentives and roughly $1,300 in transportation impact fee incentives to aid the expansion. The 26 jobs Radiant Power plans to add will pay 15% more on average than the county average wage, the EDC states.