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Daisy Brand dairy announces $600 million facility in Boone, promise of hundreds of new jobs
BOONE, IOWA — It is a financial boon for the community of Boone – Daisy Brand dairy announced on Friday that it plans to make a $626 million investment in a facility that could employee more than 250 people when finished.
According to the Ames Chamber of Commerce, Daisy plans to build a 750,000 square foot facility in Boone. The facility will initially employ 106 people, with an expectation that up to 255 people could be employed “as demand increases.”
The Iowa Economic Development Authority is giving Daisy Brands $7 million in direct assistance as well as unspecified tax benefits.
In a press release, Ames Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission President and CEO Dan Culhane was quoted as saying: “This truly was a regional effort to attract a national brand to central Iowa. Our community partners in Boone worked tirelessly to make this project a reality for not only the benefit of Boone, but our entire region.”
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