Do Luong town develops service industry

(Baonghean.vn) - Do Luong town - Do Luong district - Nghe An has the advantage of being located on main roads such as National Highway 7A, Tan Ky, Thanh Chuong... Being a bustling gateway for trade and exchange, the economy here is gradually shifting to the field of developing industrial services and trade, contributing to promoting the local socio-economic development more and more clearly.

Mr. Truong Cong Thao - Chairman of Do Luong Town People's Committee said: The strength of Do Luong Town is developing handicraft production. Up to now, the 7.7-hectare industrial park has been "filled" with 13 enterprises operating very effectively. Specifically, Nguyen Nghia Company Limited specializes in producing high-end household wooden products, supplying the whole country and exporting to the US.

Developing carpentry in Do Luong industrial park

Annual revenue reaches over 200 billion VND, creating stable jobs for over 200 employees. In addition, Truong An Company Limited currently has over 20 trucks, transporting over 30,000 tons of construction materials per month. The company also has a corrugated iron rolling line with a revenue of over 12 billion VND/year, creating jobs for over 100 employees, contributing to the budget over 400 million VND/year.

An Thanh Dat Company specializes in assembling and selling electronic products, especially building a brand of loudspeakers with the brand name "An Thanh Dat" in the national market, creating jobs for hundreds of workers. It is known that this industrial park alone has created jobs for over 700 workers with a stable average income of over 3 million VND/person/month.

The town also takes advantage of commercial services, most of the roads along the town have large dealers selling motorbikes and electronics. The town has 1 gas station and 7 hotels. In particular, the commercial center is the place to exchange and supply key goods for the entire southwestern region of Nghe An. The center has 2 main communal houses with over 600 business households, creating jobs for over 1,000 business households.

The town is recognized as Vinh Duc craft village specializing in producing rice paper and peanut candy. Thanks to this profession, many households have become rich. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao, a family making rice paper and peanut candy, said: "The peanut candy market mainly serves the three districts of Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, and Do Luong, but it cannot be fully supplied, creating jobs for 6 workers with a salary of over 3 million VND/month/person. Her family also invested over 100 million VND in buying rice paper and rice roll making machines, promptly meeting the needs of customers. Each year, the revenue is over 300 million VND. Thanks to this profession, my family has money to build a house and send 2 children to university." It is known that the whole Vinh Hoa village has over 300 workers employed in this traditional profession.

Do Luong town also has about 150 trucks and passenger cars transporting construction materials and passengers to Vinh, Hanoi... creating additional jobs for over 250 workers. In recent years, Do Luong has focused on building infrastructure and urban beautification. The town is focusing on building a new urban area in the south of the town with a capital of over 100 billion VND, including items including villas, supermarkets, hotels, creating a spacious urban area with an area of ​​over 11 hectares. With state capital and local budget capital, the town has built 11 km of new street lighting system. Built 3 high-rise schools, paved sidewalks, especially mobilized people to donate land to open wide roads according to the construction plan with drainage ditches worth over 20 billion VND. The town has established an environmental sanitation cooperative, effectively solving urban environmental problems.

For the agricultural land area in Do Luong Town, only more than 60 hectares are left, mainly planned to produce fish - rice effectively. According to Mr. Truong Cong Thao, fish - rice production increases economic value per unit area, because fish farming does not cost money, mainly takes advantage of plankton food, and rice plants grow well. There are many households that have a good life thanks to fish - rice production such as Mr. Nguyen Si Do, Dang Van Hoan, Hoang Van Can who grow over 1 hectare of fish - rice combined with livestock, earning 150 million VND/year/household.

With the above achievements, for 6 consecutive years from 2006 to present, Do Luong Town has always been the leading flag of Do Luong District in the comprehensive socio-economic development movement. In 2012, Do Luong Town was honored to be awarded the Third Class Labor Medal by the Party and State.

Van Truong