Costco’s corporate office has given the go-ahead for construction of the company’s planned poultry operation in Fremont.
Site work could begin in a few weeks, and project managers plan a ceremonial groundbreaking for June, they told The World-Herald on Wednesday.
Plans for the plant drew heated opposition from some area residents in a series of Fremont city meetings last year. The plant is now projected to open in April 2019. It would process 1.6 million chickens a week for retail sale in Costco’s warehouse stores. Economic development officials touted its potential impact.
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