Graham Packaging, a designer and manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, announced it is investing $35 million to expand and modernize its production facility in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The expansion will allow the company to acquire advanced equipment and upskill its existing workforce.
The company is expected to retain more than 100 current positions at its Hammond facility.
The company has additional Louisiana manufacturing locations in Port Allen and Jefferson.
The company will start integrating new equipment at its location at 311 Pride Drive in Hammond before the end of the year and estimates all facility enhancements will be completed in 2027.
To win the project in Hammond, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) offered Graham Packaging a competitive incentives package that includes the comprehensive workforce development solutions of LED FastStart and a $1 million refundable tax credit through the Retention and Modernization Program. The company is also expected to participate in the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program.