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==Industry== [[File:VetsMemBridgeOttawaIL.jpg|thumb|[[Veterans Memorial Bridge (Ottawa, Illinois)|Veterans Memorial Bridge]] over the [[Illinois River]] in Ottawa]] Because of numerous silica sand deposits (Ottawa sand was on board the ill-fated Columbia space shuttle for experimental purposes) Ottawa has been a major sand and glass center for more than 100 years. Transportation of the sand is facilitated by the navigable Illinois river and the [[Illinois Railway]] Ottawa Line. One of its largest employers is Pilkington Glass works, a successor to LOF (Libbey Owens Ford). Formerly concentrated in automotive glass, the plant now manufactures specialty glass and underwent a $50 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=50000000|start_year=2006}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) renovation in 2006. Ottawa sand continues to be extracted from several quarries in the area, and is recognized in glass-making and abrasives for its uniform granularity and characteristics. Sabic recently purchased GE Plastics, a successor to Borg Warner automotive glass manufacture, operates a large plastics facility in Ottawa, and is a major employer. Ottawa sand is a standard testing medium in [[geotechnical engineering]] (laboratory demonstrations and research into new technologies).
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