Anchor Packaging breaks ground on expansion in Paragould
PARAGOULD, Ark. – Anchor Packaging LLC, a leading U.S. manufacturer of foodservice packaging, together with Paragould Mayor Josh Agee, community leaders, and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, celebrated the groundbreaking of a 90,000-square-foot, $21.5 million expansion to its Paragould manufacturing facility Tuesday, which will create 45 new jobs over the next 30 months. Since opening its first Arkansas production plant in 1985, Anchor has continued its rapid growth into multiple locations with several new product line expansions and hiring more local residents. Today, Anchor e...