Carlex eyes $55M expansion effort

Carlex Glass America executives have announced the automotive glass manufacturing company will expand its West Nashville operations, with the $55 million effort expected to yield 143 jobs.

The Carlex facility is located at 7200 Centennial Blvd. and is billed as the only North American glass manufacturing plant that receives molecular raw materials and delivers a finished automotive glass product. Long-time Nashvillians might recall the Carlex plant, located near John C. Tune Airport, previously housed glass-making operations for Ford Motor Co. (read a 1958 New York Times article here).