LONGVIEW, WA – May 31, 2007 -- JH Kelly, LLC announced today that it has been selected as general contractor for a 175,000 square foot wine bottle glass plant in Kalama, Washington.  The facility is the first new plant built in the United States in 30 years that will manufacture glass exclusively for the wine industry.  Additionally, it will be the largest eco-friendly wine bottling facility in the world.  It is scheduled for completion at the end of 2008.

"JH Kelly is thrilled to be the contractor responsible for constructing this plant.  The facility is in our backyard and will employ local resources to build and operate the plant." said Mason Evans, JH Kelly president.

JH Kelly is a fourth generation, family-owned construction company that self-performs industrial general contracting services at process plants and provides commercial mechanical services at facilities throughout the greater Pacific Northwest.  Our project teams are made up of great people and their ability to plan and execute challenging projects has resulted in a loyal customer following and national safety awards.