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New $70 million plant to create 100 jobs in Bulloch County
Aspen Aerogels makes thermal insulation used in oil refineries
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With slightly more than 100 jobs at first but more than $70 million in investment in the plant, Aspen Aerogels' factory will be the largest new industry in Bulloch County since the 2012 completion of the Great Dane trailer plant, and larger in some ways. Great Dane brought about 400 jobs. But the initial capital investment was about $35 million, half of what is expected from its newly announced future neighbor.
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