Shaw Investing $42M to Upgrade & Expand Yarn Facility

Dalton, GA, October 20, 2017-Shaw has announced plans to invest more than $42 million in its Meigs County, Tennessee carpet plant to modernize the facility and allow the company to use both nylon and polyester fiber at this location, including recycled PET.

The investment will create 75 new jobs.

The plant employs approximately 370 associates. Shaw operates five facilities in Tennessee, employing more than 650 associates statewide. The first equipment will be operational in November with additional machinery coming online through June 2018. 

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