The J.M. Smucker Company began hiring 250 employees for its Longmont, Colo., plant, which will begin operations in 2019. Having started construction in 2017, the facility will now begin a second phase of expansion, valued at $140 million, and hire another 250 workers for its Uncrustables operation.
Designed and built by Stellar, United States Cold Storage opened a new 232,366-sq.-ft. food distribution facility in Laredo, Texas. The $35 million project includes freezer and cooler areas with 21 dock doors.