BRISTOL, VA (WJHL) - Virginia governor,
Terry McAuliffe made a major economic
announcement in Bristol Virginia.
The announcement was made at
750 Old Abingdon Highway.
That is the site of old Ball Corporation.
The plant will soon come back
to life as American Merchant, Inc. with
405 new jobs, said Governor McAuliffe.
The Ball plant shutdown about two
years ago and 200 jobs were lost.
"This plant has been empty for
two years. It is going to come back to life with, forget the loss of 200 jobs, with 320 new, nice paying jobs," McAuliffe said.
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