We Can! ba l l cor p or at ion
In 1880, five brothers established a company whose name would become a household word and an international success story.
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The Ball Corporation, known in every kitchen in America for Ball canning jars, was just the beginning. Advancing to their participation with over 45 businesses, they no longer manufacture jars. By the turn of the century, Ball had expanded into a worldwide metal packaging company that makes billions of recyclable metal containers and a unique aerospace business with manufacturing on four continents. Rome and Floyd County welcomed the Colorado-based Ball Corporation when they found a home just northeast of Rome. With the acquisition of the former Metal Container facility in Shannon,
