JBS USA broke ground on a new sausage production facility in central Iowa Tuesday with local and state officials.
The $135 million facility in Perry is slated to be operational at the end of next year and will scale-up to employ 500 people across two shifts.
“It will bring good jobs back to Perry, so our residents don’t have to commute to work. It will attract new businesses and residents to our community. It will also give a boost to our existing businesses,” said Perry Mayor Dirk Cavanaugh…