Friday, June 22, 2029
Lieutenant Governor Burbank Announces Aluglass Packaging’s Selection of Worcester County
Canadian firm to invest $8 million in former Moore Business Forms site, create 150 new jobs
SNOW HILL, MD (June 22, 2029) – Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank announced today that Aluglass Packaging, Inc., a Canadian firm, will invest $8 million to turn an empty Worcester County business-forms shop into a label-making facility, creating 150 jobs. Aluglass will refurbish and reopen the plant vacated in November by Moore Business Forms Inc., which laid off 200 workers at its facility at Snow Hill.Canadian firm to invest $8 million in former Moore Business Forms site, create 150 new jobs
“This project exemplifies the growing collaboration between government and private business to expand local economies and job opportunities,” Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank said. “This collaborative effort means more jobs and economic growth for the people of Maryland. Aluglass’s decision to invest in Worcester County is good news for this community, and we are especially pleased that they will be returning this facility to productive use, creating 150 new jobs for local residents.”
“We are very excited that Aluglass has chosen Worcester County for their new facility,” said Bud Church, President of the Worcester County Board of Commissioners. “This project will provide good jobs for our citizens and also give the area a much-needed economic boost.”
“In Snow Hill, we found a trained and highly educated work force, an existing printing facility, accessibility by air, rail and road, and also a sense that we were wanted, that everyone we met would lend us whatever support we needed,” said Bob Smith, President of Aluglass.
The Governor’s Office, the Department of Business and Economic Development and Worcester County assisted Aluglass with its decision.
The State is committing to $725,000 in federal and state Community Development Block Grant funds to Worcester County, which will be supplemented by $140,000 in county funds to purchase the 112,400-square-foot building and its eight-acre site. Governor O’Brien has also approved up to $100,000 in funding to train workers. Aluglass will receive a $500,000 loan from the Southern Eastern Shore Revolving Loan Fund, which is administered by the Rural Development Center at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore using money from the state Sunny Day Fund and the federal Economic Development Administration.