Industry
Albury serves as an administrative centre for the agricultural communities around the area, and the city is the home of the Norske Skog newsprint paper mill which processes the pine logs planted in the mountains to the east, an engineering plant which produces automatic transmissions for cars, a major processing centre of the Australian Taxation Office, and many other smaller secondary industries. Other large employers are: The Commercial Club Albury and Hume Building Society.
Albury's major employer was ION Automotive Group. In 2003, it employed 1,100 people in the city. However, by late 2005, it was undergoing a deed of company arrangement and Powertrain Products International was a prospective purchaser.
The Australian pizza chain Eagle Boys was founded in Albury.
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