‘It’s been our dream’: Franklin County business opens new facility as part of $10 million investment

FRANKLIN AREA, Va.— On Tuesday, a Franklin Region firm held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new manufacturing facility, which marked a major milestone for the business as well as neighborhood leaders.Kennon Marshall

, the CEO of Stik-Pak Solutions, Inc., claimed the company’s development and also development have been years planned.

“It’s been our desire since we started Stik-Pak back in 2013 to be able to grow into a brand-new structure purely for Stik-Pak,” Marshall said.On Tuesday that desire was satisfied as the company and neighborhood leaders commemorated Stik-Pak’s brand-new production facility in Franklin Area, component of a$10 million investment. Marshall stated this growth is only the beginning. “We significantly expect to

increase in the next five years right into the opposite of the structure, which would certainly be one more doubling in dimension for this facility, “Marshall said.Stik-Pak makes food product packaging for its partners. They are one of three

introduced lessees in the Summit View Organization Park, which region leaders claimed can be an economic vehicle driver for Franklin Region.

Ad”This is Franklin Area’s future,” stated Ronnie Thompson, chairman of the Franklin County Board of Supervisors. “If we can obtain more businesses like this and also get this park filled up that’s mosting likely to be the most effective point.”