New company in Milledgeville to create 80 new jobs

A Rhode Island-based company has expanded its operations in Milledgeville.

Chemtex -- a manufacturer and supplier of oil and chemical absorbents and other products -- has "been up and running for a few months now to get the kinks worked out," Matt Poyner, executive director of the Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville & Baldwin County, said in an email. The company expects to create up to 80 new jobs.

The authority and the company made an announcement about the new company Wednesday.

Chemtex is located in about 73,000 square feet in the Columbia Centers building, formerly known as the McGaw building on Garrett Way.

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This story was originally published October 28, 2015 at 11:11 AM with the headline "New company in Milledgeville to create 80 new jobs ."