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Darigold to build $500 million Tri-Cities plant, creating 1,200 jobs
Tri-City Herald 8 hrs ago Allison Stormo, Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.)
Jul. 1 PASCO, Wa. Darigold will build a $500 million processing plant in Pasco under a new deal with the Port of Pasco.
When done, the plant that will make specialized protein powder and butter, will create 200 on-site jobs and addition 1,000 support service jobs.
More than half of the 400,000-square foot facility s products are expected to be exported, particularly to Pacific Rim countries, said the port in a news release.
The $3.3 million sale of 150 acres at the Reimann Industrial Center is half of the port s newly created 300-acre business park.