by railwatcher
from the Rochester D&C:
(March 10, 2006) — Barilla America and Jacobson Warehouse Company Inc. will spend $96.2 million to build a pasta plant and warehouse and distribution center in the village of Avon, Livingston County.
Over three years, the companies will create at least 121 jobs, they said this morning at a press conference.
The deal was brokered by Livingston County Development Group, a collaboration of more than two dozen organizations. Barilla, part of the Parma, Italy-based Barilla Group, will invest $87.7 million for the 100,000-square-foot plant. Jacobson plans to invest $8.5 million in a 200,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at a 49-acre site north of Routes 5 & 20.
Avon already is home to a Kraft plant that makes Cool Whip and Lunchables.
The companies will break ground in June and expect to start production in June 2007.
"We sought a location that felt like a home away from home," said Barilla America President Kirk Trofholz in a statement. "Parma, Italy, has been our home for almost 125 years, ever since Pietro Barilla opened his small pasta and bread shop. We were looking for a community that would provide the same hometown feel as Parma, as well as the right mix of benefits. We found all of that in Avon."
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This should be a great addition to Avon business and will probably add a great amount of business to the LAL.
Greg
(March 10, 2006) — Barilla America and Jacobson Warehouse Company Inc. will spend $96.2 million to build a pasta plant and warehouse and distribution center in the village of Avon, Livingston County.
Over three years, the companies will create at least 121 jobs, they said this morning at a press conference.
The deal was brokered by Livingston County Development Group, a collaboration of more than two dozen organizations. Barilla, part of the Parma, Italy-based Barilla Group, will invest $87.7 million for the 100,000-square-foot plant. Jacobson plans to invest $8.5 million in a 200,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at a 49-acre site north of Routes 5 & 20.
Avon already is home to a Kraft plant that makes Cool Whip and Lunchables.
The companies will break ground in June and expect to start production in June 2007.
"We sought a location that felt like a home away from home," said Barilla America President Kirk Trofholz in a statement. "Parma, Italy, has been our home for almost 125 years, ever since Pietro Barilla opened his small pasta and bread shop. We were looking for a community that would provide the same hometown feel as Parma, as well as the right mix of benefits. We found all of that in Avon."
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This should be a great addition to Avon business and will probably add a great amount of business to the LAL.
Greg
~Greg Graves