Missouri governor lauds plan for new aluminum smelter
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March 9, 2018
MARSTON, Mo. (AP) — A new aluminum smelter will open in the Missouri Bootheel region in May, replacing roughly half of the jobs lost when another smelter shut down two years ago.
Magnitude 7 Metals plans to hire 450 people for its plant in the former Noranda Aluminum smelter in New Madrid County, near the tiny town of Marston, about 150 miles south of St. Louis. CEO Bob Prusak said 140 people have already been hired. One line of the plant will open in May, and the second in November.
Republican Gov. Eric Greitens said the plant provides an opportunity for the economically troubled region to tu...
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