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Continental Casting Opening Positions in Monroe City and Palmyra

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Continental Casting LLC recently announced 75 new full-time positions open for both of its production facilities. 

These new job openings could not only improve the company’s operations, but could also help the economy of the cities where its facilities are located, according to the company and the community.

Don Hays, president of Continental Casting operation, says the increasing demand for locally made products has made the hiring for these new positions necessary.

“With the automotive industry growing at the rapid rate as it is, and fuel prices going down," Hays said. "Everybody is buying a lot of vehicles and we manufacture a lot of parts for cars, pick-up trucks, SUVs and heavy duty trucks. The volume of our business continues to rise.”

Because of the demand, Hays says the company is forced to run a six to seven day operation. The new jobs would allow the company to reduce the work week to five days, which he says benefits the employees and the company.

The new jobs are split between Monroe City and Palmyra. Hays said Continental Casting and Monroe City have had a long and positive relationship.

Mayor Neil Minor said Continental Casting has been one of the biggest employers in the Monroe City community. The facility in Monroe City has been running since 1974.

“This has been a long term growing relationship with the city, as far as helping us with getting grants for different things, as far as new employees or helping us getting some support if we build a new building into some enterprise areas.” Hays said. “They’ve been pretty good, they work with us very well as it pertains to energy cost and utilities.”

Mayor Neil Minor agrees, he said the company has been a great partner for the community, and he thinks the new job opening could benefit the Monroe City economy.

“Just from a city point of view, if a company is growing, then they are also spending more money locally whether that be for utilities," Minor said. "If they are expanding their facilities that means additional property taxes that they would be paying. Any kind of growth from one of our good employers in town is always a welcome sign for our community.”