Article: Pork Processor Not Considering Move to Albert Lea, Minn.

Byline: Nikki Merfeld

Feb. 14--Quality Pork Processors is considering an expansion but is not looking at moving its headquarters to Albert Lea, President Kelly Wadding said.

He was reacting to a news release issued by Albert Lea Mayor Jean Eaton saying an unnamed company's hog-slaughtering facility that would employ 2,000 workers is looking at the city as a potential relocation site.

The Austin-based company has made inquiries with Albert Lea, Austin and Clear Lake, Iowa, about its expansion plans. It's still researching options for a 50-person boning operation, "but that's a long way down the road," Wadding said. "We're enjoying some good ...

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