Gov. Rick Scott met state and city leaders in Jacksonville Tuesday to talk about the expansion of Anheuser-Busch's aluminum bottle line and the jobs it’s bringing to Jacksonville.
Mayor Lenny Curry met Scott at Anheuser-Busch's new aluminum bottle plant on Ellis Road for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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The expansion allows the plant to begin producing 16-ounce aluminum bottles of Budweiser and Bud Light.
Scott said the new plant brings 100 new jobs to Jacksonville.
.@FLGovScott in #Jacksonville for grand opening of @AnheuserBusch bottling facility. It brings 100 new jobs to Jax https://t.co/CPCevpHqRO pic.twitter.com/Q0oSJEokWT
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) May 16, 2017
Local leaders said veterans make up 43 percent of the Anheuser-Busch's workforce in Jacksonville.
Scott congratulated the company for its continued effort to hire veterans and help in lowering their unemployment rate.
The move brings 100 new jobs to Jacksonville -- and the company is known for hiring veterans:
Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Veteran talks about the support from Anheuser Busch from transition from military to civilian life pic.twitter.com/B6ZWQGaA9m
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) May 16, 2017
Gov scott here at Anheuser Busch to talk about expansion of an aluminum bottle line in jax pic.twitter.com/7pcRN4B82K
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) May 16, 2017
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