Gov. Rick Scott met state and city leaders in Jacksonville Tuesday to talk about the expansion of Anheuser-Busch's aluminum bottle line and the jobs it’s bringing to Jacksonville.
Mayor Lenny Curry met Scott at Anheuser-Busch's new aluminum bottle plant on Ellis Road for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Scott said the new plant brings 100 new jobs to Jacksonville.
The expansion allows the plant to begin producing 16-ounce aluminum bottles of Budweiser and Bud Light.
Local leaders said veterans make up 43 percent of the Anheuser-Busch's workforce in Jacksonville.
Scott congratulated the company for its continued effort to hire veterans and help in lowering their unemployment rate.