Clawson Container Announces Expansion Plans for
New Company Formed and New Jobs Facility
To Be Created in Baldwin County
 

 Eventually through its IBC North America Division, Clawson will manufacture plastic Intermediate Bulk Containers, using a blow molding process.

Clawson Container was recruited by the Robertsdale Industrial Board and BCEDA in 2000 and currently employs eight people.  Clawson is in the process of hiring ten additional employees and is headquartered in Clarkston, Michigan, where it manufactures steel intermediate bulk containers and tanks, and plastic, blow-molded intermediate bulk containers and tanks. Clawson has a total of 200 employees nationwide.

“Clawson is pleased to announce this expansion and the start up of Clean Tide,” noted Harding, who credited the BCEDA, the Industrial Development Board and Mayor Murphy for their efforts to help secure the expansion project for Robertsdale and Baldwin County.  Harding recently relocated to Baldwin County with his family and is pleased with the move.  “Your local economic development team really worked hard to help us make the decision to expand our operations here.”  Harding noted that the company was courted hard by Mississippi and Georgia but made the decision to invest in Robertsdale, Baldwin and Alabama due to the outstanding transportation system available work force, incentives and outstanding quality of life.

On behalf of Governor Bob Riley and Neal Wade of the Alabama Development Office (ADO), Pete Schaum, ADO Industrial Development Representative, expressed his appreciation to Clawson for expanding in Alabama.  “The Alabama Development Office is please to have the opportunity to present Clawson with a plaque of the State of Alabama Map.  We provide this to you and appreciate your commitment to expand in Alabama and in Robertsdale” noted Schaum.

Mayor Charles Murphy and IDB Chairman Dr. Keith Cooper expressed their appreciation to Harding and Clawson for investing in Robertsdale.  “We hope you have many more expansions in the future and pledge our support to help you grow,” noted Murphy.

IDB Chairman, Dr. Keith Cooper also thanked the Company for their selection of Robertsdale.  “We want you to know that the Board appreciates you moving here and will do everything we can to help make the transition as smooth as possible for this expansion and other expansions in the future”.

BCEDA President LaCour noted, “We (the IDB and BCEDA) wore the soles off our shoes to win this project.   I believe it’s another good example of working with our existing industry, developing a relationship with the industry & recruiting new good paying manufacturing jobs to the area.”             

Others participating in the announcement included: the City Council of the City of Robertsdale, the Baldwin County Legislative Delegation, Members of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Robertsdale, Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance Board Members, Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Board Members and John Hand representing Congressman Jo Bonner’s office.

Clean Tide is currently taking applications.  Contact the State Employment Service at 943-2327 or go to www.baldwinjobs.org  for more information.