Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher was on hand to welcome PlasticWare to Rockcastle County.
PlasticWare Opens in Rockcastle
Rockcastle county celebrated the re-opening of the former Alcoa plant by welcoming the new owners September 6. PlasticWare LLC, a major supplier of deli containers has restarted operations at the Mt. Vernon facility and re-hired most of the former employees. "We know the key to success is the Mount Vernon plant's 25 years of experience, its management team and its devoted employees," Deutsch said in a news release from Kentucky Governor's office.
Rockcastle County Chamber of Commerce President Mike Blount, Mt. Vernon Mayor Clarice Kirby and Rockcastle County Judge Executive George "Buzz" Carloftis (right) present Jacob Deutsch, executive vice president of Plasticware with a print of "Rockcastle's Cleft Rock Landscape" at the plant opening ceremony.
WKYT TV in Lexington covered the opening.
