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Muhlbauer International, a technology partner for the smart card, ePassport and solar back-end industry, expanded its Newport News location in Oakland Industrial Park. This location serves as a base for its North American business activities and previous occupied a 33,115-square-foot office/assembly facility with 31 employees. The company expanded the existing space by an additional 51,200 square feet to create a showroom primarily for product demonstrations and training with some additional assembly capacity. The expansion will yield 15–20 additional jobs and a $12 million-dollar investment by the company.