JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) – Two companies with ties to the lumber industry are spending $8.14 million to set up operations in Mississippi.
The New York Blower Company and Kiln Drying Systems & Components announced they will create a joint venture and take over the Richardson Molding facility in Philadelphia.
The new joint venture, known as New York Blower/KDS. is expected to create 60 “direct” jobs. The companies presently are renovating the facility’s interior and exterior and installing equipment.
The two companies manufacture batch and continuous lumber drying kilns, wood-waste heat plants and industrial air movement products.
According to a release from the Mississippi Development Authority, New York Blower/KDS selected Mississippi as the location of its new southeast operations because of the numerous sawmills that have announced new locations or expansions recently in the state.
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