Signed, Sealed and Delivered

Paulding County Economic Development announced this week that Nationwide Envelope Company, a leader in the printing and manufacturing of envelopes, is relocating and expanding its operations to Paulding County.

The company has purchased 556 Cleburne Parkway, a 72,000 square foot industrial building, located near U.S. 278 in Hiram, for its operations.

Nationwide Envelope expects the new facility to employ 25 associates within the first year of operation and that number is expected to increase to 40 by 2013.

The expansion is a result of strong growth within Nationwide Envelope’s printing division, as well as plans to add envelope manufacturing to the operation.

Nationwide Envelope, a division of Northeastern Envelope
headquartered in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, has been in Atlanta since 1986. 

The company provides customized envelope printing and plans to manufacture a variety of envelope products. Due to its business growth and a need for additional production at its Atlanta operation, the company has outgrown its Selig Drive building in Fulton County.

In June, Nationwide Envelope began searching for a new facility that could accommodate their current and future needs which included envelope manufacturing. The company looked at a number of locations in the Atlanta area before selecting Paulding as its new home.

“In Paulding County, Nationwide Envelope found a location
that was ideally suited for our future growth, as well as an economic development organization (Paulding County Economic Development) that embraced our company and worked exceptionally hard to recruit us. 

"Paulding County Economic Development (PCED) provided us with key local incentives to assist us in offsetting some of our expansion costs and helped with our due diligence process. Jamie Gilbert, PCED’s executive director, really made a strong impression with our general manager and myself, we appreciate all of PCED’s hard work in helping to get this deal done,” said Terry Burke, Northeastern Envelope’s President and CEO. 

Burke said the new location provides Nationwide Envelope with room to grow its operations.

“Our Pennsylvania location which houses both printing and manufacturing has over 100 employees. I can see our Paulding County location becoming a similar size operation once we get the manufacturing component fully established,” Burke said.

Jamie Gilbert, PCED’s executive director said Nationwide
Envelope’s expansion to Hiram is a tremendous win for Paulding County.

“Nationwide Envelope could have chosen to go to anywhere in Metro Atlanta but they selected Paulding County as their new home because we offer an environment that is good for their long term business strategy. NEC has been a leader in their industry for over 50 years and is well respected by their customers. The new jobs and investment the project will bring to Hiram is welcome news anytime but in an economy that continues to struggle they take on added importance. 

"In fact, the average salary for NEC’s operation will be significantly higher than the average salary in Paulding County which makes this an excellent day for our community,” he said.

Paulding County Commission Chairman David Austin said he is
extremely pleased that Nationwide Envelope has decided to call Paulding its new home.

“In 2008, when I ran for chairman, one of my top priorities was economic
development and bringing good jobs to Paulding. We created PCED for that purpose and today we are seeing that decision deliver the first of what will be many successes. Nationwide Envelope is exactly the type of business we want to see locate and expand in Paulding. They are a terrific company with excellent management that will be a real asset to our community,” Austin said.

City of Hiram Mayor Jack Paris said, “This is a banner day
for Hiram. Over the last decade we have become a mecca for retail development but we are now starting to see our local economy move in a new and exciting direction. With the new WellStar Paulding Hospital, Atlanta Film Studios and now Nationwide Envelope, Hiram is experiencing a renaissance. We are excited that Nationwide Envelope will be locating to Hiram and bringing much needed jobs to our area.”