Article: Albert Lea to get Hormel pork plant; 200 jobs will be created under JOBZ program.(BUSINESS)

Byline: Thomas Lee; Staff Writer

Hormel Foods Corp. and Quality Pork Processors Inc. will build a boning and packaging plant in Albert Lea, a project that will create about 200 jobs.

The $5 million, 50,000-square-foot facility will be owned by Hormel and leased by Quality Pork Processors, which slaughters and cuts fresh pork for Hormel.

The Austin-based companies conceived the project under the auspices of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's controversial JOBZ program, which establishes tax-free zones in economically depressed rural areas. The goal of JOBZ, or Job Opportunity Building Zones, is to encourage local companies to expand operations and to attract ...

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