LOWNDES CO., Ga. – Since the official groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday, October 3, at 9 a.m., at 1 Arglass Road at 2775 Rocky Ford Road, construction has continued at a healthy pace.

And it grew.

And it grows.

And gets a little bigger.

Arglass, a Japanese-based company, decided that Lowndes/Valdosta was where it wanted to debut its first U.S. plant, which will bring 150 new jobs, 123 million dollars in capital investment – not to mention all the satellite prospects that will proliferate from its presence.

More children to teach.

More families to feed and clothe.

More cars to sell, gas-up, repair.

And it gets even bigger…

New supplemental businesses will pop up around it to support it in a myriad of ways.

Arglass Yamamura is a joint venture partnership between Japan-based Nihon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. and Cambium Arglass, a privately-held investment company. Arglass Yamamura was created to serve customers’ needs for flexibility, efficiency and customization and help reduce the need to import glass bottles from foreign glass plants. The company will operate a state-of-the-art facility that incorporates the latest glass forming technology and cutting-edge environmental controls for a reduced environmental footprint.

Valdosta Today will be there to show you when the doors open.