Deckorators officially opened its first Northeast manufacturing facility in Lackawanna on Thursday, marking a $77 million investment that company leaders and local officials say will bring new jobs and continued economic growth to the city.
The outdoor living products manufacturer held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new facility at 300 Commerce Drive, a 253,310-square-foot manufacturing plant that the company says will create 50 full-time jobs and double production capacity for its Surestone decking products.
The project transformed a former industrial site into Deckorators’ first manufacturing plant in the Northeast…