THE PRESIDENT OF THOMASTON’S NEWEST INDUSTRY, ANIMAL HEALTH AND SCIENCE TOLD THOMASTON KIWANIS, TUESDAY, HE IS PROJECTING 300 JOBS IN FIVE YEARS. CEO CHRIS CALLAS OF PARENT COMPANY, APPOLO TECHNOLOGIES SAID THE PLANT WILL MANUFACTURE A LINE OF PET PRODUCTS INCLUDING FLEA AND TICK SPRAYS, OINMENTS, AND AEROSOLS. IT COULD BE NEXT YEAR BEFORE FULL OPERATION BEGINS DUE TO DESIGN DELAYS WITH THE YAMAHA BUILDING, BUT THE COMPANY ALREADY EMPLOYS 6. ACCORDING TO ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE IDA THE COMPANY WILL HAVE 100 EMPLOYEES BY THE END OF ITS FIRST YEAR. CEO CALLAS SAYS WITH OVER 200 MILLION DOGS,CATS, AND HORSES IN THE U.S. ITS A GROWING MARKET. THE COMPANY DOES NOT MARKET ITS OWN PRODUCTS BUT SELLS TO MAJOR BRANDS LIKE HARTZ MOUNTAIN AND PRESTICIDE PRODUCTS TO OTHRO. THE FIRM HAS OTHER PLANTS IN SMYRA AND DALTON, BUT WILL BE INTRODUCING NEW PRODUCT LINES IN THOMASTON. MR. CALLAS WHO SPEAKS IN A THICK GREEK ACCENT, TOLD KIWANIS HE WAS HEADED TO SOUTH CAROLINA WITH HIS NEW COMPANY BUT THOMASTON AND UPSON OFFICIALS CHANGED HIS MIND. HIS COMMENTS WILL AIR ON THIS WEEK IN UPSON COUNTY SUNDAY AT 6AM.
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