Cold Storage Facility News Today

State and local crews battle a massive cold-storage warehouse fire in Kennewick.

The fire had burned for more than 8 hours when the evacuation was ordered.

Deli meat producer Freirich Foods claims “temperature abuse” of tons of corned beef at a third-party cold storage facility is the reason it was forced to file for bankruptcy protection. The post 103-year-old meat producer forced to seek bankruptcy protection appeared first on FreightWaves.

Clayco has begun construction on a large-scale cold storage facility in north St. Louis County for one of the nation’s largest food distributors.

The facility is expected to end potato farmers' exploitation by brokers, who buy the produce at a throw away price

A Brown Co. Inc. on Wednesday said it has received the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its plan to offer and issue 15 million preferred shares. The shares, which are cumulative, non-voting, non-participating, non-convertible, peso-denominated, redeemable, and perpetual preferred shares, will be issued out of…

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A rezone for one development and an amendment to the plan for another were approved Tuesday by the Cedar Lake Town Council. Officials approved a rezone from resort to planned unit development for the Pine Crest resort planned unit development that would enable the project to move forward. The plan calls for building a 40-foot-tall building for boat storage, Council President Nick Recupito said. ...

In this edition: Reno gets a new cold storage facility, communities recognize the importance of cold storage and more food options come to the grocery stores. The post Running on Ice: Freezers hit the desert appeared first on FreightWaves.

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