January 9, 2013
Koch Foods faces delays in expansion plans
Koch Foods is facing delays to its expansion plans due to rising food prices.
Greg Kathman, the city's economic development manager, said the expansion would still take place sometime this year. The project is presently on hold.
Chip Englert, the company's controller, confirmed the expansion is delayed. He said there are plans to pick up the project again, but he did not elaborate.
The project, announced last July, had called for a 170,000 square-foot addition to the existing 185,000 square foot plant.
Koch Foods had planned to spend US$45 million on the project to retain the 730 jobs already there, and to add at least 390 jobs within the next three years, the company had said.
