From WATTAgNet:
Costco Wholesale Corporation and Lincoln Premium Poultry are no longer considering building a poultry plant at the initial site it considered in Nebraska, but the companies continue to look at other possible sites in the area.
The Greater Fremont Development Council (GFDC) announced on April 14 that Costco had been considering a site near Fremont, Nebraska. The proposed site was north of Fremont, close to the community of Nickerson.
However, the Nickerson Board of Trustees voted against changing the village’s future land use map that would have made the project possible. The vote came after residents of the Fremont and Nickerson areas voiced opposition to the project.
“It’s disappointing to hear that the Village of Nickerson won’t receive the direct benefits of the project, but I’m excited to hear that other options in the greater Fremont area are still being considered,” Ron Tillery, executive director of the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce told WOWT.
The potential plant will be operated by Lincoln Premium Poultry to process poultry products exclusively for Costco. GFDC, when announcing the initial plans, stated that the plant would employ about 1,100 people. Between 75 and 100 growers were expected to be needed to raise broiler chickens for the plant. In addition, an estimated 300,000 bushels of corn and 3,000 tons of soybean meal would be needed weekly to feed the chickens.
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