Image Industries, Inc. is a second generation, family-owned stud welding manufacturer formed in 1976 that moved its operations from the suburbs of Chicago, IL to rural Clarksdale, MS in late 2019 by purchasing a vacant 142,000 SF facility. Image products are produced from steel which contains a minimum of 85% recycled content, resulting in an estimated 1 million pounds of recycled steel being utilized annually at the facility which is located within a Persistent Poverty County with a 23.2% unemployment rate.