New $66.5 M cooperage breaks ground
The Independent Stave Company broke ground on a $66.5 million cooperage in Rowan County Tuesday morning. The new business, Commonwealth Cooperage, will…
Community leaders gathered Tuesday morning to break ground on the new Commonwealth Cooperage. – Leeann Akers
The Independent Stave Company broke ground on a $66.5 million cooperage in Rowan County Tuesday morning.The new business, Commonwealth Cooperage, will manufacture barrels for bourbon distilleries. Brad Boswell is the CEO of Independent Stave. He says the company came to the region for the treesIndependent Stave Company CEO Brad BoswellThe new cooperage is being built next to the National Guard armory on Kentucky 801. The project is expected to create 220 jobs in Rowan County. It is expected to be operational by July 2021.
