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Article: Mmm ... food companies
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- Indianapolis Business Journal
- Article date:
- July 27, 2009
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Vickie Kellerman wants the economic development equivalent of comfort food.
As head of the Greensburg/Decatur County Economic Development Corp., she has the deal of the decade - a new Honda plant - in her backyard. But the recession has slowed the automaker's hiring, and parts makers across the state have shed hundreds of jobs.
So what's calling to Kellerman from the industrial menu? Try something like KB Specialty Foods, a division of the Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. that makes deli salads. Kellerman expects KB to add a frosted-cake line at the company's Greensburg plant.
"We're thinking that particular industry would be good for us to pursue," Kellerman said of food processing in general. ...