Optimism heralds new company opening in Calhoun
by The Calhoun Times
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Left to Right: Benny Tillman is the Director of Community Outreach at BARD, Alfred Ford is the great grandson of Henry Ford, Surajit Khanna is the Founder and CEO of BARD, Avery Hong is the President of BARD and Damon Walker is the General Manager of Georgia Operations at BARD.
Left to Right: Benny Tillman is the Director of Community Outreach at BARD, Alfred Ford is the great grandson of Henry Ford, Surajit Khanna is the Founder and CEO of BARD, Avery Hong is the President of BARD and Damon Walker is the General Manager of Georgia Operations at BARD.
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There is extreme optimism with the growth of one company, and it will be hiring soon to fill the first facility in Calhoun.

The company is coined BARD, and it is harnessing the power of the by products of algae.

According to the website, “BARD is bringing its know-how to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetics, chemical, construction, manufacturing, human and animal feed industries. Working closely with leading-edge technology companies, BARD is also poised to enter the rapidly emerging bio fuels market.”

The company opened its first facility in Calhoun, September 2011, and it has been growing productivity since, according to the plant manager Josh Durham.

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