Grupo Modelo selected CH2M Hill to lead the first phase in the building of its new malting plant in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Designed to start malt production in early 2005, the plant is scheduled to receive and store barley in September 2004. After completion it will have the capability to produce 100,000 metric tons of barley malt per year.
Erie Foods International Inc., a producer of milk protein products, expects to complete a $181 million, 100,000 square-foot Intermodal railport project in Rochelle, IL, this summer. The facility will handle almost 1,000 ocean-going and over-the-road container shipments a day.