ORGANIZATION
AMOUNT REQUESTED
$17,290,000
STATUS
None
OKLAHOMANS PROJECTED TO BENEFIT
500,000-1,000,000
ESTIMATED PROJECT DURATION
6-12 months
IMPACTED COUNTIES
Statewide
PROJECT PURPOSE
This is a project to supply all 42,073 public classrooms in Oklahoma with one 16 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer and one canister of disinfectant wipes or spray and to supply all 703,650 K-12 students in Oklahoma with one 8 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer at NO COST to the State. Requested funds will be used to expand PLS's existing production capacity to 730,000 units per day by relocating to 118,946 SF of vacant industrial space in Oklahoma City that will create 300 new manufacturing jobs.
EVIDENCE
None
POPULATION DESCRIPTION
This project affects the entire State of Oklahoma and its entire population by enhancing public safety and helping to prevent the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 in all public classrooms. PLS will locate its production expansion in an Opportunity Zone in Oklahoma City (off 29th St just NE of the airport) and will create 300 new manufacturing jobs in this distressed area.
PERFORMANCE MEASURING
This project can be measured by the number of jobs to be created to manufacture the products to be delivered to the State Department of Education. It is anticipated that these jobs will be permanent a
ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT
$
ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION
None
ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED
Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma
PROGRAM CATEGORY
PROGRAM SUBCATEGORY
Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, Schools, etc.)*
FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT
$
FEDERAL GRANT DESCRIPTION
None
HQ COUNTY
Statewide
ENTITY TYPE
Other business enterprise (>$5M revenue, annually)
Data source: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services / More information ยป