Winston Plywood will ultimately employ approximately 400 workers, roughly double the previous total. In Winston County alone, the total impact will be over 600 jobs, inclusive of jobs created to support the facility, $28 million in annual wages and nearly $9 million annually in other local purchases.
Across the broader 33-county region, the impact jumps to a projected $66 million in annual wages, over $105 million annually in other local purchases and over 1,400 total jobs. By early 2016, Winston Plywood & Veneer expects to be producing 400 million square feet of specialty and commodity plywood products annually — 175 million more than the previous facility’s capacity.
