$60M MillerCoors Expansion in Elkton, VA
Scott P. Rogers
In local economic development news, the MillerCoors brewery in Elkton, Virginia has announced a $60 million expansion! This investment by Miller Coors will allow for the installation of new infrastructure to brew more beer brands and will result in 27 new jobs.
Some fast facts about the Shenandoah Valley MillerCoors brewery....
- Opened in 1987 as Coors Brewing
- 450 employees (as of 2015)
- Brew up to 8 million barrels of beer a year (as of 2015)
- Beers brewed: Coors Light, Blue Moon Belgian White, Killian's Irish Red, Keystone, Keystone Light
- A $300 million build-out in 2007 made this one of the most modern large-scale breweries in North America
