The Portland Cement Association industry group and Cement Americas, a trade publication, gave Essroc an award for innovation as part of the Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards.The story also notes the project timeline, the opposition to the project by residents, and the fact that the plant today employs 380 workers and opened in 1866.
The innovation award honors companies that are early to adopt technology that protects the environment or saves energy.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Essroc Conveyor Belt Recognition
In an article By Kurt Blumenau Of The Morning Call on August 23, 2006 (read it here) it was noted that Essroc received industry awards for its 1.7 mile conveyor belt.
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Kudos for Essroc. It's a nice thing to see a corporation spend $20 million to improve a community. Obviously it wasn't spent just for the citizens of Nazareth, but to some monetary benefit for the company. Either reason has certainly taken many of the dusty trucks off the streets of town.
Too bad Nazareth still gets a finger in the eye for opposition to the belt.
I think its yet another positive for the community.
I haven't seen any problems the belt has created, and as you say the more trucks we can get off the road between the plants the better.
I also think it is easy to forget the positive impact the cement plants have had (and thereby easier to complain about the company's activities, plans, etc).
The obvious ones today are by way of jobs to residents and taxes paid, but there are also donations, support, and land given to us.
Going back to 1866 think of how many jobs and livlihoods were dependent on them. It either brought immigrants here or gave them jobs to start a life in this country.
The impact can't be underscored, then or now. Essroc remains critical to our community in many different ways and I too am glad to see them being recognized for the investment.
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