chairman and CEO
William E. Phillips, chairman and CEO, and Bill Phillips Jr., president and chief operating officer, were reluctant to provide details Monday about new products or markets, as the company is still in the process of finalizing the paperwork and contracts, although the necessary equipment has already been purchased.
"I can't really go into detail about it but we are looking at a relatively large expansion that will bring some higher tech jobs here and some higher paying jobs here," Bill Phillips Jr. said.
The plant was under the media spotlight Monday afternoon when Gov. Ted Strickland paid a visit, following a trip earlier in the day to Wooster to visit a company there. Companies like Niles Expanded Metals "need to be recognized and celebrated," and need support so they
recover can create jobs and increase employment, the governor said.
