Building on its investment in the state of Georgia, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation announced that it plans to invest $70 million to build a state-of-the-art pet food ingredient plant in Franklin County, Georgia. The new plant will create 90 permanent, good-paying jobs in Franklin County, as well as 100 construction and trades jobs during development of the facility. Pilgrim’s estimates that the plant, upon completion, will have a $65 million annual economic impact on the region through direct and indirect spending. The project will generate more than $1 million annually in local tax revenue, helping to fund county services and local schools. The state-of-the-art pet food ingredient plant will be built on a site adjacent to Interstate 85 outside of Carnesville and will employ the most advanced technologies available to protect Franklin County’s natural resources. That technology includes:
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Pilgrim s officials say the proposed $70-million pet food conversion plant along Interstate 85 near Carnesville will feature state-of-the-art environmental measures, including indoor unloading and truck cleaning, on-site processing of production and storm water, and other odor-elimination controls.
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. plans to build a $70-million pet food ingredient plant near Interstate 85 in Franklin County.
The state-of-the-art plant will create 90 permanent jobs with competitive wages after opening, and 100 jobs in skilled trades during the construction phase, an announcement from the company states.
Pilgrim’s has not requested a tax abatement for the project, and company officials estimate the project will generate more than $1 million annually in local tax revenue and have a $65-million annual economic impact on the region through direct and indirect spending.