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34th Annual Plant Construction Survey

June 1, 2011
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Projects surge slightly as processors find value to be gained in upgrading existing facilities.
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Plant Openings & Expansions: June 2011

June 1, 2011
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After having announced construction of a new 50,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in South Bend, IN, , will expand its operations in the same location. An investment of $8 million will be
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Plant Openings: May 2011

May 1, 2011
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First announced in  October 2010, Leprino Foods’ new cheese factory in Greely, CO is under construction. The $270 million facility is being built on the former Western Sugar site and
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April 1, 2011
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Mountaire Farms is spending $34.5 million for an expansion of its poultry complex in Millsboro, DE. The resource recovery center will collect unused protein from current operations to manufacture commercial
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Plant Openings: February 2011

February 1, 2011
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Cargill invested $8 million at its Fresno beef production facility for several projects including updates to its food safety efforts and renovation and expansion of some packaging lines. The larger
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Plant Openings & Expansions: January 2011

January 1, 2011
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Bushman Family Farms opened a 42,000-sq.-ft. poultry processing plant in Charles City, IA. Once owned by All-States Quality Foods, the plant has been expanded to include an enclosed drive-through truck
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Plant Openings & Expansions

November 1, 2010
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General Mills is spending $100 million to expand its Murfreesboro, TN production facility. The plant, which makes products for General Mills’ Yoplait brand, is expected to create 80 new jobs.Gem
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Plant Openings

June 1, 2010
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Bruce Foods will expand its New Iberia, LA plant, creating 43 new jobs by 2014. The expansion will allow the plant to produce new products from root vegetables, such as
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Plant Openings

May 1, 2010
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Foremost Farms is spending $47.2 million to expand its mozzarella cheese production plant in Appleton, WI.  The project, which will increase the plant from 140,000 to 153,000 sq.-ft., is expected
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Plant Openings

April 1, 2010
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Expected to be complete this summer, H.T. Hackney Co.’s new 158,000-sq-ft. distribution center in Milton, FL, will supply a variety of products from dairy to snack items. Blount Fine Foods
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