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The $200 million project is expected to bring up to 250 jobs to Columbia. COLUMBIA- Swift Prepared Foods announced Wednesday that Columbia will be the host to an Italian meats and charcuterie production plant.  The 325,000 square foot plant will be built on Paris Road, and the company is a subsidiary of JBS USA. According to a news release, the construction will bring up to 250 jobs to Columbia, with average salaries of $52,695 and a total annual payroll of $13.23 million.  Ashton Kever from the Missouri Department of Economic Development talked about how important the jobs are to he...

Boone County Commission announces plan for remaining portion of CARES Act funding COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission has announced its plan for the remaining portion of the $21.1 million in CARES Act funding. Boone County has received more than $40 million in funding requests and is set to approve at least a dozen CARES Act funding request Thursday and four funding requests next Tuesday. Leaders say 90-percent of organizations already selected to receive CARES Act funding have received contracts from the county. We're told once those contracts are signed and returned the Boone C...