by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)
Owens Corning on June 13 received its fourth building permit in the past two years at its new facility at 5401 Excelsior Drive. The recent permit issued by the city of Fort Smith was valued at $47.7 million.
In February 2021 the company began to build a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, adjacent to its existing plant on Planters Road. The global building and construction materials company announced in October it is investing in machinery and new construction at its existing plant. The estimated $115 million project is expected to add five jobs with an approximate annual salary of $85,000 per year.
The company has three other open building permits for the 5401 Excelsior Drive Location – a $4 million new construction project permitted on Sept. 14, 2021; a $15.4 million project listed as “other” permitted on Oct. 13, 2021; and $3.7 million “other” project permitted on July 2, 2021.
