Steel Products
ETI Gives Employees Tax Bonus
Written by Tim Triplett
February 9, 2018
Expanded Technologies, Inc., Marietta, Ga., which specializes in the manufacture of light gage expanded metals, is among the growing number of American companies that is sharing the tax windfall with employees.
“As a result of the Tax Cut and Job Act recently enacted by the Trump administration, we are pleased to announce that ETI will give each of its 77 employees a bonus of $500 cash along with an additional sum for each year of service,” stated an announcement from the company.
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