Former smelter to reopen in May, plans to employ 450 people near term, as many as 900 with future expansions
Saturday, March 10, 2018 ~ Updated 12:01 AM
NEW MADRID, Mo. — The former Noranda aluminum smelter will reopen in May with plans to employ 450 people near term and potentially as many as 900 with future expansions, equaling the number of jobs lost when the plant shut down two years ago.
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