With growing market demand for recyclable aluminum cans over PET plastic and glass bottles, having an existing aluminum can facility in Puerto Rico (Caribbean Can Manufacturing, LLC), CC1 Companies, Inc. decided to build a start-of-the-art aluminum can manufacturing facility in Florida to address the growing trend. Previously code named "Project Sugar Cane" with the City of Winter Haven, CC1 and partners have designed an over 300,000 square foot advanced manufacturing facility that will have the potential to staff nearly 200 high-skill, high-wage jobs. To facilitate the $120 million project, in December of 2019, the Winter Haven City Commission approved the sale of 77.5 acres to CC1 Companies, Inc., construction of Florida Can Manufacturing, LLC (FCM) started shortly after. The massive facility, scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2021, is “one of the most significant projects that has come to the city of Winter Haven,” City Manager, Mike Herr told the commission during one of the final planning meetings. If market demand for aluminum cans grows as expected, the company has plans for two plant expansions in the next three to five years that would create an additional 100+ job opportunities. This project will have a serious impact on the local economy, with the city set to receive an estimated $679,000 in annual property taxes, plus income from providing municipal water and sewer services. A spokesperson for the company stated, “we are very grateful for the support we’ve received since the inception of the project, and continue to receive from members of the community as we move forward with our staffing and training initiatives”. 

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