Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Koch annouces additional expansion of Gadsden Plant creating 70 new jobs



Koch Foods in Gadsden has announced an additional expansion which will create an additional 70 jobs at the Gadsden facility.  The firm, had announced plans in October announced  to add 80 jobs.
The Gadsden City council approved non-education tax abatements for Koch during their Tuesday meeting.  The company will invest $7.5 million in its chicken processing plant in East Gadsden.
According to the resolution approved by the council, the jobs will add $1.89 million to Koch's payroll.
The company currently employs 585, which includes the jobs announced in October.
Koch 
said it would invest $6 million in the plant and hoped its expansion would be completed by January.
It purchased the plant from Tyson in 2007.

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