Bottling Plant Almost Ready To Come To Marianna Industrial Airpark Facility By Sid Riley Bill Stanton was the speaker for the lunch meeting program at the Marianna Rotary Club at Jim’s Buffet and Grill this Wednesday. As part of his presentation he made the announcement that the "Springs" Bottling Plant will soon become a reality. It seems that this large company has agreed to purchase the Russell Distribution Center Building at the Marianna Industrial Park in order to convert that facility into a new, modern bottling plant for water.
In order to convert the facility for this use several significant modifications will have to be made to the facility design. This represents additional significant investment on the part of the new resident company. It is projected that the company will initially employ31 people with good paying jobs, with eventual growth to an employment level of 101.
This project has been facilitated by the combined effort of the Jackson County Development Council (JCDC), the Jackson County Commission, and several State agencies.
The total capital investment involved in creating this new plant will be approximately $15,000,000.00.
Prior to this successful industrial recruitment effort, and hopefully the "Project Alliance" success, the Marianna Industrial Airpark was a dying industrial park full of large, empty buildings that reflected a different era in American industrial composition. These new businesses will constitute a much needed revival of the Airpark, and should provide a significant stimulus to Jackson County. We congratulate Bill Stanton and everyone involved in our area industrial recruitment efforts.
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