VALLEY, Neb. (KMTV) — A 90,000 square foot expansion is now complete for manufacturing company 3M in Valley.
Gov. Jim Pillen, Rep. Don Bacon and Sen. Pete Ricketts joined up at the facility for a ribbon cutting Friday morning.
3M makes and distributes a range of products from building materials, medical supplies and PPE, including well-known consumer items like Post-It notes, Command Strips, Scotch Tape, Ace Bandages, Scotch Brite sponges and so on.
The local plant’s expansion will create additional manufacturing capacity for 3M’s reusable air-purifying masks as well as hearing protection products.
Sen. Ricketts talked about the impact this expansion will have on the area.
"It is absolutely exciting to have a great company like 3M investing in Nebraska," said Ricketts. "$67 million, that's going to be 40 more jobs, that's 40 more families that will be able to send their kids to school, go on the family vacation, buy a house. So it's great for our state."
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