Buckman’s biggest-ever Memphis investment is portal for innovation
From left, Joshua Harvey, pilot plant technician, Junai Maharaj, CEO of Buckman, and Martin Conner, Buckman’s president of the Americas, inside of their new $10 million pilot plant. on Nov. 25, 2024 in Memphis. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“We would like to have to be first choice for the new chemical engineers, data scientists, chemists that are coming out of the local universities,” said the company’s CEO. “We also hope to attract talent from around the country and perhaps even around the world to come to Memphis.”
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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