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New food distribution center to create 450 jobs in Kenosha
Published May 14, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
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Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative Inc. plans to build a new 731,000-square-foot high-tech distribution facility in Kenosha.
The company will receive an $800,000 loan and a $400,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce for capital investment in the new plant, which is expected to create 450 jobs.
“Affiliated Foods represents the future of small business - connecting business owners to share resources and tools to compete with large retailers,” said Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who announced the state assistance for the expansion at the site this morning. “I am pleased that the State of Wisconsin is working together with local partners to support Affiliated Foods Midwest's investment in a state-of-the-art facility that will grow Wisconsin's economy. This $99 million project is a major investment in the economic stability of this region and all of Wisconsin.”
Affiliated Foods Midwest, the ninth-largest grocery cooperative in the nation, is headquartered in Norfolk, Neb. The cooperative distributes food products and other merchandise and equipment to grocery stores across the Midwest, including 25 grocery stores in Wisconsin.
The Kenosha facility will serve the company's customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio.
For more information on state programs and services for growing businesses, contact the Wisconsin Department of Commerce area development manager at http://commerce.wi.gov/BD/BD-AreaDevManagers.html.
