SmileDirectClub to open Texas manufacturing plant

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oct 10, 2019
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SmileDirectClub's manufacturing and distribution affiliate Access Dental Lab will open a dental lab manufacturing plant in Kyle, TX.

The state awarded the company an approximately $2.2 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant to support the creation of the manufacturing plant, which is expected to generate $36 million in capital investment.

The plant will create 850 new jobs requiring a broad spectrum of skills, according to SmileDirectClub.

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