[CPEO-BIF] Northeast Treaters, Inc., Athens, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Athens plant modernizes for the future

By Katie Kocijanski Columbia-Greene Media 

Catskill Daily Mail

January 18, 2016 


ATHENS - Northeast Treaters, Inc., a manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber, is getting a 21st century makeover at its Athens-based plant.
Beginning in 2014, the Greene County Industrial Development Agency began to work with the factory on the plant’s modernization.

IDA Executive Director Rene VanSchaack said the company has had a presence in Greene County since the mid 1990s. The plant is located at 796 Schoharie Turnpike.

“They first approached us in 2010 and were looking to sink money into the plant or close it,” VanSchaack said. “We worked with them to make a commitment to modernizing the plant.”

After a new management team took over the Belchertown, Mass. based company in 2014, Northeast Treaters got serious about keeping the Athens manufacturing facility open. The project consists of building new structures on the site, the replacement of aging manufacturing equipment and the acquisition of 19 additional acres of land.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thedailymail.net/news/article_3882e808-bd6e-11e5-9f51-3f7d6236b8a8.html

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