Ongoing speculation that Premium Iowa Pork would soon be opening a hog processing plant between Westby and Viroqua has been laid to rest after the company decided not to set up shop in Vernon County.
That’s according to representatives of the Concerned Citizens for Smart Growth steering committee members Gayle Nielsen and Kim Ward, who met with Premium Iowa Pork CEO Dan Paquin on April 9 at the former Driftless Meats building.
Paquin told Nielsen and Ward that the Lynch family has decided not to open a Vernon County location because the community is opposed to the proposed location.
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