- July 2, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
NFL player and Port Arthur native Elandon Roberts is investing in his hometown in the form of a new business while offering job opportunities.
Roberts and business partners are planning to break ground in the next week two weeks on Spindletop Concrete Inc.
The plant will be located on Old Ferry Road near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
Roberts said plans have been in the works for a while but were delayed due to COVID-19.
The plant will provide job opportunities for people in Port Arthur and the Golden Triangle, he said.
The group owns 20 acres of land and five of those acres will be devoted to the concrete plant.
Roberts,27, said the leadership team hopes to add an asphalt plant on another section and a concrete crushing plant on another side.
But first up is the concrete plant.
And, like any job, applicants have to show they have the ability to do the work. There are opportunities to learn concrete mixing, how to…