Great news for Pocomoke. A new business is coming to Pocomoke City. Vorbeck Materials Corp., a high-tech manufacturing enterprise will be opening a facility in the Pocomoke-Worcester County Enterprise Zone - aka Industrial Park on Broad Street.
John Lettow, the 38-year old president of Vorbeck, met with Pocomoke officials and other dignitaries on Wednesday and told them the plans are to hire 20 to 30 people in the first year and make a total of 50 high tech jobs to the area in 3 years.
WMDT News
By Alyana Gomez
POCOMOKE CITY, Md. - A new high tech company is bringing their business and products to Delmarva. Vorbeck Materials is well on their way to manufacturing innovative products that could change everyday technology. President John Lettow unveiled his company's new expansion project housed in this Pocomoke City facility.
"We make a new material and then form of that material in a powder, but we convert that powder into a range of different products," said Lettow.
"They're hoping that this could be the new Silicon Valley of the east coast and so we're excited about the opportunity here," said City Manager, Russell Blake.
What's more important: job growth. Vorbeck expects to employ 25 to 30 people in the first year, and 50 others soon after.
More of the story and video here.
Great news for Pocomoke. A new business is coming to Pocomoke City. Vorbeck Materials Corp., a high-tech manufacturing enterprise will be opening a facility in the Pocomoke-Worcester County Enterprise Zone - aka Industrial Park on Broad Street.
This is just fabulous news!
ReplyDeleteYes, Welcome to Pocomoke John Lettow and Thank You for choosing this area. We wish you success beyond anything you have imagined.
I wonder what this 'new material' is they are making and then form into a powder and used to make what kind of products? I would think you would want more information.
ReplyDeleteThe new material begins with graphite- same material used in pencils. I will post a couple more links that give more detail very soon.....
ReplyDeleteHere's a link w/more info about the company~
ReplyDeletewww.vorbeck.com