New Procter and Gamble Facility coming to Box Elder County
After building facilities outside the United States for 30 years, Procter & Gamble has decided to return, this time in Box Elder County.
Work on a new facility will begin in 2008 with completion expected in 2010. While the company didn’t have a contract with the state until the summer of 2007, they have been working with Economic Development Corporation of Utah since 2006 said Tauni Everett, director of communications for EDCUtah.
The facility will have a division of family care and will manufacture products for Charmin and Bounty, with Puffs Tissues at a later date, Everett said. P&G has estimated that about 300 jobs will be created at the beginning, with more to come. The jobs are expected to have wages of more than 200 percent of Box Elder County’s median, Everett said.
“This is good all around,” Everett said. “Residents will make more in salaries, and the state will have more money to build infrastructures.”
“Utah can take pride in the fact P&G has chosen to locate its newest manufacturing plant here,” Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said. “This decision by P&G again validates the dynamic economy which Utah and its citizens are experiencing.”
Having worked with P&G for a few years, Everett said they were looking for somewhere they could build their best plant, their flagship. She said she believes it is the residents of Utah and Box Elder County that drew the company particularly to this site.
“The people are very hard-working and industrious,” Everett said.
The facility will be located near Corrinne, which also has facilities for Malt-O-Meal, West Liberty Foods and Wal-Mart distribution.
“We are very excited about the beginning of this long-term relationship with the state of Utah and Box Elder County,” said Matthew Donthneir, human resources manager for the new site. “We anticipate great opportunities to leverage the local work force and culture, to provide superior products to our customers in the Western U.S. This is a partnership where we will both win big.”
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