Dayton firm lands $20M sand bag contract

A Dayton company has landed a $20 million federal contract to supply acrylic sand bags to the military.

Dayton Bag & Burlap Co. was awarded the Defense Logistics Agency contract to produce bags for the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy units in New Jersey and Ohio, a report shows.

In 2014, the company was awarded a $74 million contract to supply sand bags to the military, newspaper archives show.

The company also sells burlap, wire baskets, twine and nursery supplies, among other products.

The firm has been in Dayton for more than a century.

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