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'DeMet's Candy Breaks Ground on Sweet $41M Expansion Project' ~ Growth of manufacturing facility in Big Flats expected to create 70 jobs ~ Read more in today's news
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from the Elmira Star-Gazette:
BIG FLATS – The success of the DeMet’s Candy Co. facility here can be largely attributed to the commitment and passion of its employees, company CEO Trip Tripathy said Thursday.
“Obviously, a big part of success is people, and we’ve been lucky and fortunate to build a workforce here that is passionate, dedicated, wanting to be part of a food business like ours,” he said before a groundbreaking ceremony for a two-phase, $41 million expansion that will increase production capacity by 50 percent and create 70 new jobs. The facility currently has 125 regular employees.
Read more, "Workers, sales tactics key to DeMet's success"
And read and watch more from:
Time Warner Cable News, "DeMet's Candy Breaks Ground on Sweet $41M Expansion Project"
WENY-TV, "DeMet's Candy Grows Bringing More Jobs"
The Leader, "DeMet's breaks ground on major expansion"