One of the largest explosive manufacturing companies in the world has opened a plant in Ogdensburg.
Maxam produces explosives products for the mining quarry and construction industries. The plant will service the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada.
Maxam leaders chose Ogdensburg for its location along the St. Lawrence River and port, as well as its proximity to Canada. The Ogdensburg plant will begin production with three employees and hire more people as the business grows.
"We need logistics, freight people working in the trucking industry, so as this plant grow in terms of who we serve, it create ancillary opoprtuinities for other kinds of companies," says Maxam North America President and CEO Stanton Johnson, adding he appreciates the support from city leaders to help establish the plant.