A glass manufacturer is considering Nassau County for a new plant that could bring 1,000 jobs to the area.

Sherri Mitchell, executive director of the Nassau County Economic Development Board, said Aug. 14 that the manufacturer is working through a third-party site selection evaluator to keep its identity, base of operations and geographic reach confidential from both the county and the public.

Mitchell said a second site visit is scheduled for this week. The project is an expansion, not a relocation, and would use 200 acres for operations. Salaries would start at about $65,000.

Nassau County is one of two sites under consideration, but Mitchell said that the other location has not been disclosed to the board.

The proposed site is at Crawford Diamond Industrial Park in Callahan, about 1

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