USA – Corrugated Partners Group, a manufacturing company that produces materials for boxes to invest US$52.7 million, receive state grants to open a new manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania.
Dubbed Keystone Sheets, the new facility will be built on an area of 420,000ft² at 1465 Nitterhouse Drive in the city of Chambersburg.
Intended to serve customers in the Mid-Atlantic region, the facility will manufacture single, double, and triple-walled corrugated sheets.
These sheets are suitable for making boxes, which transport essential supplies to businesses, hospitals, pharmacies, and homes throughout North America.
The plant is expected to help create approximately 80 new jobs over the next three years.
Corrugated Partners Group also received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for a US$400,000 Pennsylvania First grant and a US$160,000 workforce development grant to train workers.
The company was also encouraged to apply for tax credits through the Manufacturing Tax Credit Program.
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro said: “I am thrilled that the Commonwealth [Pennsylvania] won this advanced manufacturing project over other states and am pleased to welcome Corrugated Partners Group to Franklin County.
“Investments like this one support Pennsylvania’s economy by creating good-paying jobs that support our local communities – and we will continue to compete aggressively for great projects like this one as we send the clear message to the world that Pennsylvania is open for business.”
With this investment, the Shapiro Administration has secured over $700 million in private sector investments to support Pennsylvania communities since taking office.
This investment also builds on the renewed focus on economic growth under Governor Shapiro’s leadership, including the recent announcements that packaging system manufacturer EAM-Mosca will create at least 50 new jobs and invest more than US$20 .6 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Luzerne County.
In addition, Schless Bottles also announced that it will relocate to Pennsylvania and create nearly 100 new manufacturing jobs in Allentown.
The Shapiro Administration is committed to transforming the Pennsylvania government to move at the speed of business – and in his first month in office, Governor Shapiro signed an executive order to improve the Commonwealth’s licensing, permitting, and certification processes, beginning a comprehensive review of how long it takes agencies to process applications and how workers and businesses apply online.
Since taking office, the Department of State’s Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations has dramatically reduced the average processing times for business and corporate filings from eight weeks to two days or less.
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