Saint-Gobain

It wasn’t all that long ago when properties that neighbored Niagara Falls International Airport were viewed as a development nightmare in some quarters. They sat there with little interest. Times have changed. Two recent, high-profile projects have changed that scenario.

A handsome incentive package coupled with an aggressive approach by the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency were key swing factors that led to Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc. moving forward with a $41.5 million expansion of its Town of Niagara operations.

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc., the local affiliate of Paris-based Saint-Gobain Corp., is expected to start work this year on a $41.5 million expansion that will see a 125,000-square-foot new plant developed on the site of a former Bell Aerospace complex on Walmore Road in the Town of Niagara.

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