Officials open plant for blind workers

Published 9:12 am Thursday, February 18, 2010

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Georgia labor officials are opening the doors to a plant designed to employ the blind.

The Georgia Department of Labor is scheduled to host a ribbon cutting and inauguration ceremony for its Georgia Industries for the Blind plant in Albany.

GIB, which is operated by the Georgia Department of Labor, is a nonprofit agency with manufacturing plants in Bainbridge, Griffin, and Albany. It is the largest employer of individuals who are blind in the state of Georgia. GIB has been in existence since 1949.

The new facility is at 1120 West Broad Ave. in Albany.