Thursday, May 23 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:45:38 GMT
A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer. Crisp County Investigators say 25-year-old James Aultman stole more than $10,000More >>
A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:40:13 GMT
Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend. It's free, but they will accept donations to fund the department's annual community picnic in June. Musical artists from around SouthMore >>
Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:35:30 GMT
A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday. Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard and Baconton Mayor AnnetteMore >>
A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:28:35 GMT
Law enforcement agencies in Albany and Dougherty County are teaming up and strategically hitting the streets to make sure you stay safe this summer. Operation Takeback is a summer-long program to catchMore >>
Law enforcement agencies in Albany and Dougherty County are teaming up and strategically hitting the streets to make sure you stay safe this summer.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:43 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:43:51 GMT
Workers at the Marine Corps Logistics Base will be returning to work Friday. Many of the Marine base workers were sent home Thursday following a rupture to the bases main water line. One of the waterMore >>
Workers at the Marine Corps Logistics Base will be returning to work Friday. Many of the Marine base workers were sent home Thursday following a rupture to the bases main water line.More >>
November 19, 2007
Cordele -- In a time when job layoffs and plant closings make up industry headlines, there is some good news to report today for one local company.
Last December, Norbord Inc. completed a $135 million expansion to its facility in Crisp County to step up the production line of its Oriented Strand Board product, which reached 100% design capacity in September.
At an open house Monday, WALB got a tour of the new facility which created 75 new jobs. The assembly line, which runs 24 hours a day, is part of the operation that makes the Cordele plant the second largest OSB producer in the country.
"It's an important day for us. We've invested a lot of money in this plant to double the capacity. We did that because the Cordele plant was already the lowest cost manufacturing facility in the U.S., and we had an opportunity to double its size. It gives us a very important competitive advantage in our business," said Norbord Inc. President & CEO J. Barrie Shineton.
In addition to the expansion, Norbord expects investment will create an additional 200 jobs in the region, mostly in log harvesting and transportation.
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