Thursday, March 11, 2010

100 new jobs coming to Shamokin

SHAMOKIN – A Shamokin production plant is expecting to add 100 new employees thanks to a partnership with a 3D glasses company.  D/E Associates, Inc will soon begin manufacturing a new kind of 3D glasses for the big screen and home high definition TV market.  Co-Owner of D/E, George DeLellis, says this is the first product of its kind in the United States, and it’s in a market that is booming.  He says they will work hard to keep up with the demand of the new product.

DeLellis says in recent years, overseas competition has eroded D/E’s market share and profit margins, and he hopes this new production will help out the company, bringing more jobs to the region.  He says after adding equipment and ramping up the facility, they should have 100 new employees by the end of the year.

DeLellis says they will begin production on a limited scale next week.  According to D/E’s partner company, 3D Global Glasses LLC, there are 2 million TVs that are 3D ready in the U.S., and an additional 25 million are expected to be sold by the end of the year. (Sara Bartlett) 

Grant could help fix Penns Creek sewer plant

PENNS CREEK – Snyder County is onboard with applying for a state grant that could bring in money to fix the wastewater treatment plant in Penns Creek.  Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk says the community development block grant would be a great asset to the project, but it is a competitive grant, but it is a competitive grant throughout the state.  The grant would be worth $500,000.

Derk says changes at the plant are required by DEP.  Changes would include upgrades to take out organic compounds in order to meet new DEP requirements.