AG PROCESSING INCORPORATED IS EXPANDING IN SERGEANT BLUFF.
AGP’S SERGEANT BLUFF FACILITY PROCESSES SOYBEANS AND REFINES CRUDE SOYBEAN OIL TO VEGETABLE OIL.
THE COMPANY PLANS TO UPGRADE THE FACILITY TO INCREASE THE SUSTAINABLE CRUSH RATE, ALLOWING MEMBERS TO SELL PRODUCTS LOCALLY WHERE DEMAND IS HIGHER.
COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR DAVID GLEISER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
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THE PROJECT REPRESENTS A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $71.1 MILLION AND IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TWO JOBS AT A QUALIFYING WAGE OF $20.56 PER HOUR.
THE STATE AID IS SPREAD OUT OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS WITH THE COUNTY ALSO PROVIDING LOCAL SUPPORT:
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SIOUXLAND CHAMBER PRESIDENT CHRIS MCGOWAN SAYS AGP’S EXPANSION IS THEIR LATEST SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE SIOUXLAND AREA:
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THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED 3-0 TO APPROVE THE PROJECT.
