Halton Company, which manufactures commercial ventilation systems, recently announced that it will invest $2.2 million to expand its plant in Scottsville, Ky. The expansion will create up to 60 jobs.

The company, a subsidiary of Halton Group Americas in Bowling Green, makes commercial kitchen ventilation systems for restaurants, institutional food service facilities, stadiums and kiosk outlets. The expansion will add approximately 30,000 square feet to the plant in the Scottsville Industrial Park. Construction is to begin next month and be completed in the spring.

"We are pleased and excited to see the positive growth that continues at Halton Company," said Rick Bagwell, President of Halton Group Americas. "When we located to Scottsville in 1997, Halton Company employed 27 people. Today, we employ 120 people at the location, and the growth continues."

Halton Group Americas also announced the purchase of the remaining acreage in the Scottsville Industrial Park.

"With the latest expansion of Halton Company, we are out of useable growth acreage," said Bagwell. "The purchase of the adjoining properties will allow us to continue our overall growth in a planned, consistent manner in the future. The great support of the state and local officials, coupled with centralized logistics, makes Kentucky an important place in Halton's future."

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Halton Co. for tax benefits up to $1.5 million under the Kentucky Rural Economic Development Act, an incentive program designed to attract and expand manufacturing operations in the state.

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