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Lifeway Foods Acquires Golden Guernsey Dairy Plant For $7.4 Million
Acquisition will quadruple manufacturing capacity for kefir company and tap existing workforce in Waukesha, WI.
Hostess To Reopen In Emporia, KS; Will Create More Than 300 Jobs
The investment in the Emporia baking facility is being funded by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC and Metropoulos and Company, which purchased selected Hostess assets out of bankruptcy in April 2013.
Deepwater Horizon: Three Years Later
Legal settlements from the massive BP oil spill, which could total $42 billion, will generate a gusher of economic development funds for the Gulf Coast.
New Grand Ocean International Opens North American Office In Omaha, NE
New Grand Ocean International, a Chinese-owned agribusiness based in Thailand with operations throughout eastern Asia, held a grand opening ribbon cutting recently on its newest and only North American facility in Omaha.
Newly Weds Foods To Invest $57 Million, Create 115 Jobs In Northern Kentucky
Chicago-based food manufacturer makes first investment in northern Kentucky. The company employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.
Farmers Rice Milling Announces $13.4 Million Investment In Louisiana
The company's investment near Lake Charles will add 55,000 square feet and retain 87 jobs in Calcasieu Parish, LA.
Herbalife Purchases Manufacturing Facility In Winston Salem, NC
California-based nutrition company enters into agreement to purchase manufacturing facility in Winston Salem, NC. The facility will employ approximately 500 new positions when it reaches full production and it will manufacture Herbalife's nutritional powders and liquids for the North American and other markets around the world.
Land O’Frost to Move Headquarters from Illinois to Indiana
Land O'Frost joins a list of companies that have chosen to shift all or parts of their operations to Indiana from neighboring states. Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:56 AM
Ahold USA Building New Meat Processing Facility In PA
Ahold USA considered locating a state-of-the-art, USDA certified meat processing and packaging facility in several states; will construct a 162,000-square foot facility in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County. Nov 15, 2012 @ 10:50 AM
INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food
From taste to cost—and from farms to refrigerators—the food processing industry has several back-end considerations that need to be addressed before anything tasty winds up on your plate. From the July/August 2012 issue
LOCATION FOCUS: New York – A Wealth Of Everything
There are many reasons to love New York. Among them, its unique balance between innovaton and preservation, a quality that makes the Empire State an economically and culturally well-rounded business location. From the March/April 2012 issue
BUSINESS REPORT: New Jersey – Transit Hub Tax Credit Fuels An Urban Renaissance In...
New Jersey’s Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit is greasing the wheels for big-ticket relocations and construction of new corporate headquarters. From the March/April 2012 issue.
Austria: Hungry for International Trade
Its domestic economy may be limited, but Austria pulsates at the heart of the European Union and excels at exporting its diverse products to the United States.