Former Nissan dashboard plant, closed since 2008, will be home to plastic cup distribution and manufacturing operation employing 40-80 locals
A plastic cup distribution and manufacturing company will breathe new life into a long-abandoned Durant factory set back from Highway 12 at 165 Greif Lane.
The Holmes County Administrator and Board of Supervisors had been negotiating with Delteck for about six months before they came to agreement on selling the 15-acre property and building to the company late last week.
Delteck representatives were due in town Tuesday as The Star-Herald went to press.
James Young, District Two supervisor and board chairman, said the deal is a win-win for the county, the city of Durant and Delteck.
“We bring jobs to the county, complete the sale of the building and we get to put the property back on the tax rolls,” he said. “We made them a good deal on the building because we owned it, debt-free.”
The “good deal” on the building was the only concession made to the new owners in finalizing the agreement, though the company could seek tax abatements or other incentives after the fact, Young said.
The building, previously a Nissan dashboard plant, had been vacant since 2008, and the roof was damaged during last year’s EF-2 tornado on April 30.
Young said the company will repair the roof and do other work on the property before taking occupancy, but the company is expeted to have the distibution portion of the operation running by the end of the year.
