Beta Technologies opening up new facility in St. Albans
Beta Technologies opening up new facility in St. Albans
Beta Technologies opening up new facility in St. Albans
Beta Technologies opening up new facility in St. Albans
Beta Technologies is set to open a new battery testing site in Franklin County.
The electric aerospace company currently has Vermont sites in Williston and South Burlington. St. Albans becomes the newest, welcomed addition.
The facility will be used to create new battery packs for electric aircraft in the former home of the Energizer Plant. Beta expects to expand the space to over 155,000 square feet.
Lisamarie Charlesworth, Franklin County Chamber manager, thinks this is a stamp of approval for all of the city's hard work lately.
"I think it means a lot. St. Albans has been growing for a while now," Charlesworth said. "Beta choosing St. Albans is really kind of reflective of all of the work we've put into the community."
The new facility is also expected to bring additional jobs to the city.
Beta currently has about 400 employees, but this new plant in St. Albans gives them the opportunity to employ what they expect to be "hundreds" more.
It's been something that local business owners on North Main Street have been paying attention to.
"I definitely talked to other business owners that are excited about a new group of people coming to the area," said Justin Snyder, the co-owner of Bootlegger Bikes. "Everyone is pretty excited about it."
With Beta as their new neighbor, Justin Snyder is already picturing the impact the new company can have on his business.
"I think typically those types of jobs. A lot of people in those roles do a lot of outdoor recreation and biking is right in there so I think it will be great for us," Snyder said.
Beta has not officially announced when they will move into their new state-of-the-art aircraft manufacturing facility.