Economic Development

Highlights

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March 26, 2025
Six years in the making, new beef facility plans to start production at the end of May; company expects to process 1,500 head of cattle daily once fully operational in December...
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Oct. 25, 2024
Chobani House will feature office and innovation space for Chobani and its founder’s additional ventures, as well as spaces devoted to serving the community and social impact ...
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Sept. 26, 2024
City had hoped facility at the center of an enormous 2023 recall of Quaker granola bars and some cereals for Salmonella contamination would be sold, renovated and reopened.
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Sept. 6, 2024
Fair Oaks Foods had paused the $134 million project in August 2023, but local reports say construction has resumed in earnest.
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Aug. 1, 2024
Manufacturer of pasta sauces and vinegar products such as Ragú, Bertolli and Holland House will invest $156 million to expand facility by about 320,000 sq. ft.
June 18, 2024
New digital and data division will anchor the new office and drive innovation in Cargill’s supply chain and sustainability efforts.
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June 13, 2024
Soy sauce processor will invest more than $800 million on this new facility and expansions at Walworth, Wis., plant to increase its production footprint in the state.
April 22, 2024
Manufacturer of sour cream, cottage cheese and dairy-based dips expects 750,000-sq.-ft. plant to employ as many as 255 when it is fully operational.
Jan. 10, 2024
The move will add 25 jobs and give the company more processing, cold storage and office space.
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Aug. 28, 2023
The new facility is expected to create more than 400 jobs and process up to 1,600 head of beef cattle per day.
Aug. 24, 2023
Plan to build a 10,000-square-foot meat-processing facility in Newberry, Fla., said to be effectively dead in the water after board meeting.
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July 6, 2023
USDA grant moves Appalachian Producer’s Coalition project forward, construction anticipated to begin this fall.
June 30, 2023
Commissioners will meet with Newberry city officials in July to determine the fate of the proposed plant in Alachua County.
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