GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Mar-Jac poultry company is pressing ahead with a planned 156,000-square-foot expansion of its Gainesville, Ga., plant by requesting annexation and proper zoning.
The company, which announced the $171 million expansion in October, is looking to annex 3.7 acres at 1010 Aviation Blvd., or part of property belonging to the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
The new building would connect to existing Mar-Jac operations at 1020 Aviation Blvd.
The company, which now employs 1,200-1,250 workers, could end up hiring another 125, said Mulham Shbeib, the company’s chief financial officer. . .