More jobs are coming to Augusta County, VA thanks to an expansion announced Thursday by McKee Foods. The Tennessee-based company announced plans to invest $34 million in its Stuarts Draft facility, a move which will bring in 54 new jobs.
“McKee Foods has had a longstanding commitment to manufacturing in Virginia,” said Randy Smith, vice president of Stuarts Draft operations for McKee Foods in a statement. “The business climate in the Commonwealth is very favorable, and we have found Stuarts Draft to be geographically well-positioned to serve the markets for our brands. The Commonwealth is very business friendly, and there is a wonderful population of people to recruit to work with us. We are proud to be here and to be expanding our production capacity.”
The Stuarts Draft facility competed with one in Arkansas for the expansion. The company receives a $300,000 performance-based grant from the Virginia Investment Partnership program in exchange for the expansion, with additional funding through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.
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