Start-up boat builder for Amory

Start-up boat manufacturer Avid Boats is locating a new production facility in Amory, Miss. The project is a $1.6M corporate investment that will create 75 jobs. Avid Boats’ leadership was previously involved in two successful boat manufacturing companies before starting AB. The company is locating in the 80,000-square-foot facility formerly occupied by CPI Packaging Inc., where employees will produce 17-to 23-foot aluminum bass and center console bay boats in North Mississippi. Amory is located about 25 miles SSE of Tupelo, Miss. (Source: WCBI 08/20/19)