Representatives from Rightway Fasteners are slated to appear before the Columbus City Council Tuesday night.

Robin Hilber, with the Office of Community Development, says that the company will ask for $3.9 million in tax abatements for new equipment that will create six new jobs. She says that the equipment is to replace a zinc-plating line that has grown obsolete. Hilber adds that the company believes this new equipment may help to grow an additional 15 jobs over the next three years.

Hilber says that Rightway Fasteners is a success story that Columbus likes to see. She noted that when the company first arrived 25 years ago, they had approximately 15 employees. Now the company employs some 300.

The City Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at city hall.