The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

June 14, 2007

<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/new.gif" border=0>Baxter Springs company announces expansion




BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — Atec Steel Fabrication and Construction has announced a planned expansion that is expected to double employment at the plant, from 30 to 60 workers.

The company has secured two contracts worth more than $20 million to manufacture tanks for two ethanol production plants.

For more details, see Friday’s Joplin Globe.