The announcement of a construction products-maker bringing jobs and investment to south Georgia may be the start of a rebound for an area recently hard-hit by layoffs.
GreenTech Manufacturing will set up a facility in the city of Douglas in Coffee County. The company, which makes environmentally-friendly construction products, is expected to generate more than 300 jobs and $20-million of investment for the area.
It’s badly-needed good news in the face of the recent announcement that a Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant in the rural county is closing, putting 900 people out of work.
But Governor Perdue spokesperson Bert Brantley says the state may be only weeks away from finding a replacement buyer to keep at least some of the chicken growers, and perhaps laid-off plant workers in the region, employed:
For now, Brantley says applications and resumes for jobs with GreenTech are being accepted.
GreenTech Manufacturing will set up a facility in the city of Douglas in Coffee County. The company, which makes environmentally-friendly construction products, is expected to generate more than 300 jobs and $20-million of investment for the area.
It’s badly-needed good news in the face of the recent announcement that a Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant in the rural county is closing, putting 900 people out of work.
But Governor Perdue spokesperson Bert Brantley says the state may be only weeks away from finding a replacement buyer to keep at least some of the chicken growers, and perhaps laid-off plant workers in the region, employed:
"If we can get at least something moving forward and some of these growers with a place to send their product hopefully when the rebound comes and the growth returns we’ll be in a position to take advantage of that and grow even faster out of it."
For now, Brantley says applications and resumes for jobs with GreenTech are being accepted.
