WATERTOWN — Local officials are seeking federal funding to create a second entrance to the city’s industrial park and complete major upgrades to its railroad spur that would help companies
WATERTOWN â A $5.5 million major expansion that will lead to a one-third increase in production is slated to begin this spring at the Roth Industries Inc. facility in the cityâs industrial park on South Bellew Avenue.
John C, Pezzi, the companyâs vice president of operations, said the 7,000-square-foot addition to its existing manufacturing plant is similar to an earlier addition completed in 2016.
The addition will house a third blow molding machine at the facility and add eight new positions to the existing workforce of 25 employees, he said. The project also includes construction of a 10,000-square-foot storage building.
âItâs a big project for us,â he said.