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Sausage Plant Planned for Perry, 500 New Jobs to Be Created
- On May 29, 2025, JBS USA announced plans to invest $135 million to build a sausage production facility in Perry, Iowa, creating 500 jobs.
- This investment follows the 2024 closure of Tyson Foods' pork plant in Perry, which left about 1,300 workers unemployed and created local economic uncertainty.
- The plant is planned to handle approximately half a million sows each year to manufacture 130 million pounds of sausage, with construction expected to begin in late 2025 and finish by the end of 2026.
- Wesley Batista Filho, CEO of JBS’s U.S. operations, emphasized that the investment demonstrates dedication to rural communities and faith in the robustness of the American market, while Mayor Dirk Cavanaugh described it as a potentially transformative development for the area.
- If approved, the project will support economic stability in Perry, provide opportunities for former Tyson employees, and create around 250 construction jobs during the build phase.
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JBS USA to build new sausage making plant in Perry - Radio Iowa
The company that operates pork processing facilities in Marshalltown and Ottumwa plans to build a new sausage-making plant in Perry. JBS USA has announced it will spend $135 million on the Perry project and plans to begin making sausage at the plant late next year. JBS expects to employ 500 full-time workers when the plant […]
Sausage plant planned for Perry, 500 new jobs to be created
PERRY, Iowa -- A new sausage production facility will bring 500 jobs to Perry, according to an announcement made Thursday by JBS USA. If approved, construction on the $135 million state-of-the-art facility is expected to begin in late 2025, with an opening scheduled for late 2026. The company states that it will start with one shift of 250 employees and plans to double its workforce to operate two shifts in the future. The plant will produce 130…
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JBS to build sausage-making facility in Perry
JBS announced plans Thursday to build a $135 million sausage-production facility that will create more than 700 jobs in Perry. Cameron Bruett, head of corporate affairs for the company, said the facility will be “state of the art” and that…
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