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The $200 million project is expected to bring up to 250 jobs to Columbia.
COLUMBIA- Swift Prepared Foods announced Wednesday that Columbia will be the host to an Italian meats and charcuterie production plant.Â
The 325,000 square foot plant will be built on Paris Road, and the company is a subsidiary of JBS USA.
According to a news release, the construction will bring up to 250 jobs to Columbia, with average salaries of $52,695 and a total annual payroll of $13.23 million.Â
Ashton Kever from the Missouri Department of Economic Development talked about how important the jobs are to help the economy. Having these kinds of opportunities for him in like Missouri s workforce is, like, perfect. Like, it s exactly what we need to keep helping our economy recover and everything from COVID, Kever said.