June 2017

22 Jun At groundbreaking for Costco chicken plant in Fremont, officials laud project that’s helping ‘grow Nebraska’

By Barbara Soderlin / / World-Herald staff writer Jun 22, 2017 Costco’s chicken processing operation is expected to have a ripple effect in Nebraska’s economy far beyond the cornfield where officials turned ceremonial shovels of dirt Monday morning. Its estimated $1.2 billion annual economic impact compares to about 1 percent of the...

20 Jun Costco breaks ground for poultry processing plant

Tyler Harris | Jun 20, 2017 New state-of-the-art facility to begin production in April, 2019; will bring about 800 jobs to community and $1.2 billion economic impact each year. Yesterday, Gov. Pete Ricketts joined Fremont Mayor Scott Getzschman and officials from Costco, Lincoln Premium Poultry, the Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership, and...

08 Jun 1340 KHUB Lincoln Premium Poultry Update

06/01/17 - Live with Lincoln Premium Poultry's Jessica Kolterman, Walt Schafer and Johnathon Luz, we discuss the latest progress and continuing concerns about the upcoming poultry plant that will supply chicken to Costco.