Webster Parish is welcoming a new manufacturing facility with the arrival of E.I. Williams Industries. President of the North Louisiana Economic Partnership Scott Martinez says the Canadian company specializes in sound-control equipment such as vent silencers, fan silencers, industrial silencers, and noise enclosures.
“They have a variety of products and they’ve really been a leader in the world as far as their product mix and what they do and the segment they serve,” said Martinez.
Martinez says the $700,000 capital investment into an existing 50,000 square foot facility in the North Webster Parish Industrial District will result in 100 new jobs over the next five years, with an average salary of $37,400 plus benefits.
“A hundred jobs really moves the needle for a community of that size. It’s an example that rural communities can be competitive and win projects,” said Martinez.
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in another 122 indirect jobs over the same time period.
Martinez credits the presence of Northwest Louisiana Technical College as well as the region’s other training providers for creating a valued potential workforce.
“They feel very comfortable that they will be able to get the talent that they need to be successful in producing their product in a efficient and profitable way in Webster Parish,” said Martinez.
The Webster Parish facility will be the company’s first manufacturing site in the US and equipment is scheduled to be installed in the first quarter of 2020.
