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28 New Jobs Expected From Coca-Cola Expansion
Reports say Gov. Tom Corbett announced the completion of the Schantz Road plant expansion in a news release.
Gov. Tom Corbett announced completion of the expansion of the Coca-Cola manufacturing facility on Schantz Road in Upper Macungie, according to a report on Lehigh Valley Live.
In a press release, Corbett stated that the $42.9 million expansion, which added another 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space, will add another 28 jobs to the plant when it is fully operational in 2014.
According to a report by Fox 43, expansion will install a hotfill line to produce more non-carbonated products, which the company began manufacturing in 2012. As a result of the expansion, the company has added additional equipment and training for new employees at the facility.
Patch reported last year that the new equipment will fill and package the beverages Powerade, Vitamin Water and Fuze.
The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Group helped to secure a $1.25 million grant to help pay for the expansion.
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