Cardinal Glass Begins Construction of New Float Glass Plant in Washington, as Industry Eyes $10 Billion in Potential Construction in the State

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Industrial manufacturers and energy companies in the state of Washington are currently evaluating 155 projects with a total investment value (TIV) of more than $10.5 billion scheduled to begin construction in 2005 or beyond. A good majority of the $10.5 billion is being planned for a number of large capital outlays, including new light rail projects and grassroot power plants. One of the projects, where construction has already begun this year, is the new Cardinal Glass plant in Lewis County, Washington. The top three counties in the state for planned industrial spending are King County with $2.4 billion, Benton County with $1.4 billion, and Whatcom County with $1.3 billion.

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Cardinal Glass Industries Incorporated, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota broke ground on May 12, 2005, for construction of a 650 ton per day float glass manufacturing plant in Winlock, Washington. Industrialinfo.com first reported on this project in November of 2003, as part of its North American Industrial Database. The $130 million, 550,000 square foot plant will be located on 89 acres and is scheduled to open in August 2006.

Cardinal Glass is utilizing Toledo Engineering Company (Toledo, Ohio) to provide engineering services for the project. Dreicor Incorporated (Hendersonville, North Carolina) is the General Contractor. Dreicor selected Quigg Brothers Incorporated (Aberdeen, Washington) to perform the civil/site preparation and concrete work. Earthwork is well underway and Quigg Brothers is preparing to pour the first concrete any day know.

In a related development, Cardinal Glass has leased 11.77 acres from the Port of Olympia adjacent to its coated glass plant in Tumwater, Washington, where it plans to build a 140,000 square feet warehouse and staging facility.

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