Groundbreaking ceremonies took place at the site of the new FMH Conveyor’s facility off of East Highland Drive in Jonesboro. The 12-point-five-million-dollar project will be completed in November and 110 new jobs will be created as a result of the new facility. President of FMH Kurt Heulsman tells what the expansion will mean to FMH.
"This will help us increase our efficiency in our operations and will allow us to better serve our customers. We are excited about being in Jonesboro and we are excited about the workforce that is here."
President and CEO of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce Mark Young says this announcement and last week’s expansion announcement from Hytrol are good for Jonesboro’s economy:
"Not only is this good for us in the short term, but in the long-term economically. The impacts of the direct and indirect jobs as a result of these projects will have an effect for years to come."
This happening on the day that Jonesboro and Craighead County released sales tax numbers that are double-digit increases from this time a year ago.
