By Logan B. Anderson

BRIDGEVILLE — A Sussex County metal-production firm is set to make a $7 million investment in southern Delaware.

MillerMetal Fabrication recently announced a consolidation of its operations on Delmarva to Bridgeville, with plans to grow its facility at the Newton Business Park at the corner of U.S. 13 and Del. 404.

The move will add to its current staff roster, bringing its workforce to more than 115 employees. Company leaders called the positions “good-paying jobs.”

MillerMetal is a 26-year-old privately owned, full-service provider of laser cutting, machining, design engineering, welding, assembly, shipping and more.

The manufacturing firm serves large and small production runs in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond.

MillerMetal plans to build a 60,000-square-foot industrial building on 8.5 acres of land adjacent to its current leased facility in the Newton Business Park.

The nearly $7 million project will allow MillerMetal to utilize the latest fabrication advances, while serving the needs of its existing and prospective customers across multiple industries, company representatives said.

“We strongly believe this new world-class production facility will be an integral part of our long-term growth strategy,” said Martin W. Miller, founder and owner of MillerMetal. “We are extremely appreciative to have state of Delaware support in this effort.”

That support is coming in the form of grants. The state Council on Development Finance awarded the company a jobs performance grant of $57,350 and a capital expenditure grant of $207,900 from the Delaware Strategic Fund.

Additionally, MillerMetal previously received a Delaware Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund grant of $313,000 toward the construction of an entrance to the Newton Business Park on Del. 404 — which will facilitate development of other businesses there, as well, state officials said.

Gov. John Carney praised the news.

“MillerMetal Fabrication’s decision to expand their operations and build a new facility in Bridgeville is great news for Sussex County and for Delaware,” said Gov. Carney. “This expansion will create new jobs, and it reaffirms that Delaware is the ideal place for businesses to grow.”

Once the construction is complete, the company will close its Greensboro, Maryland, operation, relocating those six employees to Delaware.

It also estimates that it will add 19 other positions within three years of the expansion. With retention of 92 current jobs in Bridgeville, MillerMetal forecasts it will employ 117 within three years.

“Sussex County is excited at the prospect of adding more good-paying jobs, thanks to MillerMetal Fabrication’s expansion plans and the approval of these grants,” said Sussex County Council President Michael H. Vincent. “Sussex County has a robust manufacturing sector, one that is thriving with many small and midsize businesses. This funding will ensure another local company stays hard at work creating products that we can proudly say are made in America — and made right here in Sussex County.”