Stilwell Company Breaks Ground On Expansion Plans

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STILWELL, OK -- The Cherokee Nation hosted a ground breaking in its industrial park in Stilwell on Friday for an expansion of PecoFacet, a company specializing in process filtration products for oil and gas natural resource industries.

PecoFacet currently employs 140 people at its Stilwell location, with more than 70 percent of those workers being citizens of Cherokee Nation and other native American tribes.

The planned 60,000 square feet expansion will make way for jobs growth.

In a news release, PecoFacet representatives say that initially the expansion will allow the addition of more than a dozen new local jobs, with more anticipated in the future.

"The expansion of PecoFacet will bring added economic opportunity to the area," said Chad Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. "In addition to this growth, jobs will be created allowing for stronger communities and stronger families."

Smith says the Cherokee Nation is committed to facilitating job growth in local communities.

The tribe's Career Services Group will assist PecoFacet through recruitment and job placement support.

"We hope we can have lots more ground breakings in the future and continue to help expand the economy in this area," said Chad Smith.