Page 2 - Barrow Economic Development Report 2017

BUSINESS

The 2016 year-end summary includes 10 expanded businesses in Barrow County

creating 183 jobs and $ 49.2 million in capital investment.

? Firms expanding their businesses in Barrow in 2016 included Progress Container, Schuetz Container
Systems, Solvay USA, Petco, Olympic Steel, Trinity Rail, Cantsink, Republic Services, Northeast Georgia

Medical Center and Chateau Elan Winery & Resort.

? Progress Container has expanded into 60,000 sq.-ft of existing
warehouse space while design and construction of a new 170,000
sq.-ft expansion to their existing 170,000 sq.-ft facility is underway
at Barrow Industrial Park. Their 2016 capital expenditure was
$1.2MM on land and equipment and they added 15 employees.

? Schuetz Container Systems, an industry leader in liquid food
grade containers, has increased its number of employees to 160
up from a 2015 employment of 142, production to 6 days a week
and has added over $500,000 in production related equipment. Schuetz 320,000 sq. ft. facility on Bankhead Highway along CSX Rail
? Solvay USA, a global leader in chemical manufacturing, has
invested over $4,500,000 in equipment in its 200,000 sq. ft.
Winder Production Plant in Barrow County.

? Petco expanded their DC operations in Braselton by
adding 250,000 sq. ft. in a second DC to their existing
550,000 sq. ft. DC, bringing their total footprint in
Barrow County to 800,000 sq. ft. with a captial
investment of $500,000 in equipment and 50 new
employees.

? Olympic Steel, a metal fabrication supplier to
Caterpillar, has added over 60 employees to bring their
total employment to 130. Solvay 200,000 sq. ft. facility on Bankhead Highway along CSX Rail
? McConway & Torley, a Trinity Industries national rail
car facility in Winder, has implemented $1,000,000 in
capital improvements in each year for 2015 and 2016,
adding to their capacity to repair and maintain rail cars.

? Cantsink, a solar industry company, is increasing its
presence in Barrow County by the purchase of 5
additional acres and construction of a 60,000 sq. ft.
building at a captial expenditure of $1,000,000.

? Stepan, an international chemical manufacturing
facility, added 5 new employees and $3.5 MM in
2015 and $2.5MM in 2016 in equipment capital
expenditures increasing its production efficiency in
its 75,000 sq. ft. Winder Plant. Progress Container 170,000 sq. ft. facility in Barrow Industrial Park

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