By JIMMY LAWTON

OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg’s site plan review board approved plans for two building projects that will likely bring more jobs to city’s industrial park.

City Planner Andrea Smith said Maxam may proceed with its $2.5 million project.

Maxam North America, Inc. purchased 12 acres at the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority’s industrial park in December 2013 and will build oxidizing manufacturing facility employing as many as 10 people this summer.

The board also approved DeFelsko’s plan to demolish one building and construct a new 25,000 square foot building in the Ogdensburg Bridget Authority’s Industrial Park.

The DeFelsko Corporation is located at 802 Proctor Avenue. The company manufactures coating thickness gages and inspection instruments for the paint and coatings industry.

Smith said DeFelsko may now apply for the proper building permits and begin construction on the project.

DeFelsko plans to expand operations to an adjacent property at 800 Proctor Avenue.

The project will more than double its current space.

In the past few years, DeFelsko has expanded its product range and introduced improvements that have increased their production. The growth will result in the additions of an estimated 50 jobs over the next 10 years.

To help with the expansion, the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority engineered a deal where customs broker A.N. Deringer agreed to move from its building at 802 Proctor Ave., right next to DeFelsko, to another building in the park.

The OBPA bought the former Deringer building and sold that to DeFelsko along with some extra land. DeFelsko plans to demolish that building and use that space to construct a new one.

To accommodate the DeFelsko expansion, the OBPA was to sell the Commerce Park building, valued at $450,000, to Deringer for $300,000.

Maxam, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, describes itself as a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of commercial explosives, accessories and technical services for the mining, quarrying and construction industries.

Non-explosive oxidizers will be manufactured at the Ogdensburg facility, which will employ between six and ten people.

More workers may be required as Maxam distribution expands its sales into the Northeast and Canada.

OBPA officials say 600 trucks and more than 140 rail cars will deliver raw material and ship product from the facility each year.

OBPA officials say the ease of direct access to Canada and short wait times on the International Bridge helped attract the company to Ogdensburg.

Officials at the county’s industrial development agency said Maxam’s selection of Ogdensburg is an example of the positive changes that are happening in the North Country