Enviro Tech Celebrates New Facility At Helena Harbor
by March 31, 2015 7:10 pm 244 views
Gov. Hutchinson joined local leaders and Enviro Tech officials in Helena-West Helena Tuesday to formally dedicate the California food safety and water treatment company’s new plant location in Helena Harbor, a port and industrial park located on the Mississippi River.
“It’s exciting to see Enviro Tech’s investment in Helena-West Helena, which brings new, good-paying jobs to the area and further signals that Arkansas, and the Delta, is open for business,” Hutchinson said during the ceremony. “Enviro Tech understands the value and advantage of locating within the Helena Harbor, which provides direct access to the Mississippi River as well as access to a dedicated local workforce. We welcome Enviro Tech to Arkansas and look forward to the company growing with us.”
Enviro Tech first announced it would locate a manufacturing facility in Helena-West Helena in October 2011, with $1.5 million in investment and 30 new jobs originally announced. In July 2012, the company announced further plans to expand the facility, while investing another $4 million and adding up to 40 new jobs to the company’s payroll.
“Enviro Tech is pleased to have invested in and chosen this area in the great state of Arkansas to begin operations at the Helena Harbor,” said Mike Harvey, Enviro Tech’s CEO. “We are grateful for their tireless work on our behalf to make this endeavor possible, and we look forward to growing our presence in the community and hiring many more capable workers from the local area. We hope to be one of the largest employers in the area within a few short years.”
Privately held Enviro Tech, based in Modesto, Calif., hopes to employ up to 80 people by the end of the year, company officials said. The food safety and water treatment company produces peroxyacetic acid and stabilized bromine products at the Helena-West Helena facility. The acid is used in sanitizing meat and poultry to reduce or eliminate pathogenic organisms such as E. coli and salmonella.
In addition to its Helena-West Helena location, the company has manufacturing facilities in California and Illinois.