Simmons Pet Food Expanding Emporia, Kansas Facility
1 Nov 2017
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Simmons Pet Food, Inc., a supplier of custom and private label pet food solutions in the U.S. and Canada, recently broke ground on a facility expansion at its Flexible Packaging Facility in Emporia, KS. The $38 million investment will increase the facility by 200,000 square feet and create approximately 100 new jobs in the Emporia area. The Arkansas-based company expects to begin operations in 2019. Simmons Pet Food currently employs 500 people at the location.
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