9/18/14 - The Pepsi Bottling Company will be expanding operations in the City of Howell. The Howell City Planning Commission met Wednesday night and approved site plans for the 2,000-square-foot expansion of the facility on McPherson Park Drive. A portion of the interior of the existing building will also be renovated to add equipment. It was noted during the meeting that the company intends to grow and will remain in the city. Pepsi representative Drew Lucas tells WHMI the company will now be blowing its own bottles, which currently must be shipped in. He says the expansion of the local operation will also require the hiring of new employees to run the equipment. Lucas says the building permit process will be next, followed by construction and they hope to be up and running by next spring. (JM)
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