Port Arthur armory gets $1 million revamp; to create 100 jobs
The U.S. Department on Commerce on Wednesday announced it was awarding a $1 million Economic Development Administration grant to the city of Port Arthur and its Economic Development Corporation to help renovate the former Texas National Guard Armory.
The grant will support the construction of a new manufacturing center in the 26,000-square-foot building at 3451 57th St., according to a news release from the Commerce Department.
Climate Controlled Containers, Inc. will take over the space, the news release said, and has pledged to hire 75 percent of its workforce from the Port Arthur area to manufacture their alternative refrigerated shipping and frozen transport solution.
The project is expected to create 100 jobs and generate $10 million in private investments for Southeast Texas, according to grantee estimates.
Former City Manager Steve Fitzgibbons said in January that the city applied for a $2.4 million economic development grant to help pay for a building remodel. The grant required a $1 million match, he said.
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