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3-D glasses to be made in Shamokin Global demand will produce 100 jobs here

SHAMOKIN - A city firm will begin making 3-D glasses next week in a project that links the region with a burgeoning global demand for the latest movie and TV viewing technology.

D/E Associates Inc. expects to employ 50 people within weeks and as many as 100 people on two shifts by year's end as production ramps up toward a goal of at least 1.5 million glasses per month.

The good economic news for a city that two years ago sought help from the state to reverse its growing debt comes through D/E's partnership with 3D Global Glasses LLC, a New Jersey-based company that next week will promote its new, 100-percent recyclable plastic glasses at the ShoWest trade show in Las Vegas.

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District Courts

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District court 3/9/10

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3-D glasses to be made in Shamokin Global demand will produce 100 jobs here

SHAMOKIN - A city firm will begin making 3-D glasses next week in a project that links the region with a burgeoning global demand for the latest movie and TV viewing technology. D/E Associates Inc. expects to employ 50 people within weeks and as many as