Tyrone Lewis is a man on the move these days.
"Full time employment is great," he said.
The Hurricane Katrina survivor, 28, is thriving with a new job in Clinton.
"It gives me peace of mind that I could actually not bounce paycheck to paycheck," he continued. "Pay my bills and live comfortably."
The recycling business, EnviroVision Technologies, is helping to renew economic development in Clinton.
That's as the city braces to lose Ashford University and contends with layoffs at Rail.One.
EnviroVision Technologies recycle plastic industrial items like garbage containers. It turns them back into raw materials.
It picked Clinton for its highway access to Midwestern clients in automotive, grocery, retail and foundry businesses.
These 10 new full time jobs pay between $10-18 hourly. It plans to double the workforce within a year.
"The city and everyone here has been great," said Managing Partner Brandon Beaver. "I've never encountered anything like it in my life."
The once-quiet warehouse, where they used to make pre-fab homes and waterbeds, will soon be a busy place.
Clinton officials made the deal with the North Carolina-based company without any incentives or tax breaks.
"This building is going to go back and have employees work in it, which is the greatest thing for Clinton," said Mayor Mark Vulich.
Mostly vacant for a decade, the work space at 1959 South 21st Street now houses a new business at no cost to the community.
"That's the best part of it," Mayor Vulich continued. "Usually, in order to get a company to come to town, you have to build a road. They need infrastructure."
The company will begin to crush and shred plastic in coming days. It will be able to process about a million pounds each month.
Clients include automotive, foundry, grocery and retail businesses, among others.
All of this sounds good to Tyrone Lewis. New to the job, he's finding a fresh start in Clinton.
"It's always nice to have a new business come into town," he said. "Especially one that could potentially have growth in the area and create more jobs."
The recycling business plans to add shifts as workload increases. By Summer 2016, it should have more than 20 employees in Clinton.