WASHINGTON — A Colebrook company that produces nitrile gloves has been awarded a $13.1 million defense contract. Company officials said the expansion of its medical glove manufacturing will create 300 jobs in the North Country.

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the announcement that American Performance Polymers will receive a $13.1 million contract with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services.

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