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Amarillo announced as home for new Cacique food processing operation
Officials with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Wednesday afternoon that Amarillo will be the home to a new food processing operation of Cacique, a brand of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos.
According to previous Globe-News reports, Cacique plans to build a 200,000-square-foot food processing facility at the southern end of a business park located near the intersection of Farmers Avenue and South Georgia Street in Randall County.
The facility will cost $88 million, with $52 million in estimated improvements as well as $36 million in new equipment. In the first phase of the project, Cacique would bring 200 new, full-time jobs to the community, with the possibility of adding 300 jobs thereafter.
During Tuesday’s regular meeting of the city of Amarillo’s city council, Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson was officially sworn in for another term, coming after candidate Claudette Smith challenged the race through recount proceedings after the results of the May 1 election.
According to previous reports by the Amarillo Globe-News, Nelson, along with Place One Council member Cole Stanley, Place Two Council member Freda Powell, Place Three Council member Eddy Sauer and Place Four Council member Howard Smith were all elected to their respective positions May 1.
However after the results came out, mayoral candidate Claudette Smith requested a recount for the mayor’s race. Because of the proceedings, it delayed the official canvassing and the swearing in of Nelson for this term as Mayor, something Nelson spoke about during the council meeting.