Owens Corning to build a new plant in Fort Smith, add five jobs
The new facility will be on the east side of Arkansas Highway 45 and just south of the Americold (former Zero Mountain) cold storage operation. Author: Talk Business & Politics Updated: 2:56 PM CST February 22, 2021
FORT SMITH, Ark. Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning is building a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Fort Smith that will replace the existing plant the company built in 1984. The estimated $115 million project is expected to add five jobs.
The new facility will be on the east side of Arkansas Highway 45 and just south of the Americold (former Zero Mountain) cold storage operation. Industrial revenue bonds approved Dec. 15, 2020, by the Fort Smith Board of Directors puts the value of the project at $115 million, with $20 million of that for an associated warehouse. The warehouse was not mentioned in Monday’s press release from the Arkansas Economic Developm
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HOPE, Ark. - Dansons USA will open the country's largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center in Hope, the company announced Wednesday. The
Dansons Set To Open Pellet Mill In Hope, Arkansas
335,000 SQ. FOOT FACILITY WILL BE THE LARGEST BARBECUE PELLET MILL IN THE UNITED STATES
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PHOENIX, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Dansons USA is proud to announce it will open the country s largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center in Hope, Arkansas. The facility, which is approximately 335,000 square feet and sits on 143 acres, will initially start with three pelleters and a 100,000-ton capacity, but has the infrastructure for eventual expansion to 300,000 tons and nine pelleters. The site will also serve as a distribution center for wood pellets as well as wood pellet barbecue grills and will be responsible for creating approximately 50-100 new jobs in the next three years.
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