Up North Plastics to double its business park footprint
18 Jan 2019
COTTAGE GROVE — Up North Plastics is set to expand in a big way.
The business park giant will be doubling its facility size as well as nearly double its workforce.
Already the fifth-largest employer in the city with over 250 jobs, the expansion is estimated to create 200 more over three years.
"It's pretty awesome to see this project coming forward, basically doubling the size of building and jobs," Mayor Myron Bailey said at the Economic Development Authority meeting.
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