CWS explores possibility of expansion project
NORWICH – CWS is examining options for an expansion project that could create another 25 jobs, according to Chapter President John McHale.
CWS is a contract packaging company located at 17 Midland Dr. in Norwich. Currently, it employs approximately 150 people. Of those employees, approximately 120 have some type of physical or mental disability.
Early this year, CWS Vice President of Sales and Marketing Timothy Notter explained that despite the ailing economy, the company had seen a 20 percent increase in sales over the past year. In 2008, the company was able to add 25 new accounts.
With the increases in sales, CWS has seen the need for an expansion project, and currently, they are investigating options. Five different plants make up the work portion of CWS, which also serves the community with dayhab facilities and residential programs.
According to McHale, if an expansion is pursued, it will be performed on Plant 5. Each plant contains its own force of employees who work to assemble or package different products. The company deals in three different divisions: pharmaceutical and cosmetic, retail packaging and assembly.
Currently, management is working out funding options for the project. At this month’s meeting of the City of Norwich Finance / Personnel Committee, Community Development Specialist Todd Dreyer said CWS is currently applying to two state agencies for funding: the New York State Dormitory Authority and a community renewal program. According to McHale, the company is currently in the process of determining what funding is out there. With the potential for job creation, he explained, stimulus funds might be available for the project. “We’re determining what the financial impact of this project might be,” McHale said.
As a preliminary step, the city and CWS have submitted an environmental assessment form to the state’s Environmental Quality Review Act. According to the assessment, CWS is proposing to construct a “15,800 square foot, 40 foot tall warehouse adjacent and attached to its existing manufacturing facility.”
If the project is pursued, construction could begin as soon as September and be completed by December.
CWS is a contract packaging company located at 17 Midland Dr. in Norwich. Currently, it employs approximately 150 people. Of those employees, approximately 120 have some type of physical or mental disability.
Early this year, CWS Vice President of Sales and Marketing Timothy Notter explained that despite the ailing economy, the company had seen a 20 percent increase in sales over the past year. In 2008, the company was able to add 25 new accounts.
With the increases in sales, CWS has seen the need for an expansion project, and currently, they are investigating options. Five different plants make up the work portion of CWS, which also serves the community with dayhab facilities and residential programs.
According to McHale, if an expansion is pursued, it will be performed on Plant 5. Each plant contains its own force of employees who work to assemble or package different products. The company deals in three different divisions: pharmaceutical and cosmetic, retail packaging and assembly.
Currently, management is working out funding options for the project. At this month’s meeting of the City of Norwich Finance / Personnel Committee, Community Development Specialist Todd Dreyer said CWS is currently applying to two state agencies for funding: the New York State Dormitory Authority and a community renewal program. According to McHale, the company is currently in the process of determining what funding is out there. With the potential for job creation, he explained, stimulus funds might be available for the project. “We’re determining what the financial impact of this project might be,” McHale said.
As a preliminary step, the city and CWS have submitted an environmental assessment form to the state’s Environmental Quality Review Act. According to the assessment, CWS is proposing to construct a “15,800 square foot, 40 foot tall warehouse adjacent and attached to its existing manufacturing facility.”
If the project is pursued, construction could begin as soon as September and be completed by December.
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