# Prospective Lares Eagle Industries operator plans hundreds of jobs if sale completes

DDEC Secretary Carlos Ríos Pierluisi announced the proposed plans on 29 September 2026.

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The prospective new operator for the Lares Eagle Industries plant plans large investment and will create hundreds of jobs if the sale completes, per DDEC Secretary Carlos Ríos Pierluisi.[^1]

No exact job count, investment amount or timeline for closing the transaction was released alongside the announcement.

No further details on the identity of the prospective operator have been made public at this time.

## What this stands on

1. The prospective new operator for the Lares Eagle Industries plant plans large investment and will create hundreds of jobs if the sale completes, per DDEC Secretary Carlos Ríos Pierluisi on 2026-09-29. ([El Nuevo Día](https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/empresas-comercios/notas/que-pasara-con-la-planta-de-eagle-industries-tras-dejar-a-mas-de-300-personas-sin-empleo-en-lares/), News)

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