Status
Closed
Closing Date
April 2023
Location
Paris, Texas
QEI
$6M ($20M Project)
Description of QALICB
Potters Industries is a reflective glass bead manufacturer, originally founded in 1914, that has continued to innovate and expand to produce paint and other materials used in highway and road safety products. Potters Industries has become a worldwide company, providing materials, manufacturing and technology in transportation safety for major highways, airports, and many other uses that can benefit from their unique innovations.
Community Benefits
Potters Industries opened their first Texas location in Brownwood in 1961 and has continued to expand. Potters chose to target and expand into Paris, Texas as the location for its central manufacturing facility for their highly reflective beads used for highway and airport reflective painting and lining. They produce over 1 billion pounds of glass beads a year. This relocation will bring the glass beads manufacturing from Europe to the United States – a strategic set up for them to be in Paris in the middle of the country to distribute the beads throughout the United States to use to keep roads safer. The expansion of this reputable company brings high quality manufacturing jobs and catalytic economic impact to rural Paris, Texas It also offers job training programs and high-quality jobs to those with only a high school diploma or GED. Working capital and no educational requirements allowed the company to expand and choose Paris Texas.