<div id="subtitle">Metals maker Abby Manufacturing announces expansion of operations in Mississippi</div><div><p>Abby Manufacturing has announced it will locate a fabricated structural metal operation in Benton County, Miss.</p><p>Officials say the plant will create about 35 new jobs at the Ashland, Miss., facility. Twenty-five of those jobs are already in place.</p><p>The Mississippi Development Authority is providing the city with a $90,000 grant and the county with a $353,000 grant for infrastructure improvements to accommodate the expansion.</p><p>Abby Manufacturing also has a facility in Walnut, Miss., in Tippah County.</p><p>Abby Manufacturing provides operations and maintenance solutions to numerous freight airline companies. The company also fabricates motor mounts, all-terrain vehicle implements and trailers.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66716190&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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