McDonald estimates 20 to 30 Kel-Tec employees will be working at the Rock Springs facility by late fall. The company currently employs roughly 300 at its Florida location. “While steady expansion isn’t anything new to us, this is our first expansion into another state and we couldn’t be more excited about advancing our innovative designs and production processes in Wyoming.” “This is a milestone for Kel-Tec CNC Industries,” said company Director of Sales and Marketing Derek Kellgren. She noted the company plans to work closely with the school to recruit staff members and train students. “They actually have the exact model of a CNC machine that Kel-Tec is planning on placing in the facility in Rock Springs,” McDonald told the reporter. It’s also home of Western Wyoming Community College, which offers a variety of programs specializing in CNC machining. Rock Springs is located in Wyoming’s Sweetwater County, with a 2020 U.S. “Wyoming has a rich history as part of the American frontier and it’s fitting for our brand, being that we constantly explore the limits of performance and design, to expand out here.” “I am thrilled to be a part of this new adventure in our story,” said Adrian Kellgren, Director of Industrial Production. “We think this is going to spearhead a lot more growth in the manufacturing sector,” McDonald told The Cowboy State Daily. The gun company’s operations are slated to open this fall, and the move will eventually bring another 250 jobs to the area, according to Kayla McDonald, economic development specialist for the Sweetwater (County) Economic Development Coalition (SEDC). It also bolsters the economic forecast for an area of southwestern Wyoming deeply steeped in a coal-mining industry facing an uncertain regulatory future. Kel-Tec CNC Industries has acquired a 33,000-square-foot facility in Rock Springs, Wyo.-an expansion to augment its 125,000-square-foot operation in Cocoa, Fla.
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