KEDC awards local business incentive payment

Posted: 03/22/2010
Author: Longview News Journal

Kilgore Economic Development Corp. recently awarded Cleveland Steel Container $40,000 for meeting requirements in a multi-phase development agreement.

KEDC Executive Director Amanda Nobles said the company received the incentive payment for developing public utilities in Synergy Park.

 

The group manufactures steel containers for everything from hazardous materials to cosmetics, according to the company's Web site. Since building a plant in Synergy Park in 2007, the company has invested $2.8 million in site improvements and $3.8 million in inventory and equipment and employs about 30 people, Nobles said.