“They will develop new manufacturing methods and products … including snowboard bindings, surfboard fins and accessories, skateboards and other action-sports accessories,” McAleer added in her testimony.
Construction is expected to start this December, and is expected to be completed by June 2016. Once running, States estimates the facility will create a maximum of 111 direct jobs at the facility by 2021 and a total of 340 direct, indirect and induced jobs by 2022. The building is also expected to host classes and labs at local Peninsula College, as well as create startup space for businesses that would recycle and process carbon-fiber scrap from aerospace businesses.
