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Tessy Plastics moves closer to getting tax abatement to produce rapid COVID tests

The Auburn Industrial Development Agency will hold a public hearing on a proposed Test Plastics expansion, which will bring 200 new jobs, and manufacture the coveted rapid coronavirus test kits.

According to The Auburn Citizen, Tessy Plastics will invest $18 million on physical changes brought on by the move. Of the 200 jobs, the average position would pay around $46,000 per year.

Tessy is asking for approval to extend a property tax abatement agreement on the site, exempting the company from around $720,000 in sales tax.

The goal at the facility will be simple: Produce 10 million rapid test kits per month.

The hiring of those 200 positions could be completed in as few as 13 weeks.

Check out more of this story and the meeting from The Citizen.