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Sanderson Farms project will include three locations, 1,700 jobs and $200 million in direct investment

By Roy Maynard - Tyler Morning Telegraph | Mar 29, 2017

Published on Monday, 20 March 2017 18:49 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com

Sanderson Farms is looking at three locations in Smith and Wood counties - one for a poultry processing plant, one for a hatchery and a feed mill and rail yard - for a $200 million project that could bring as many as 1,700 jobs to East Texas.

Cities, county, TEDC to formally announce new Sanderson Farms facility with 1,700 jobs on Monday

By Roy Maynard - Tyler Morning Telegraph | Mar 29, 2017

Published on Sunday, 19 March 2017 18:36 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com

Smith County officials, along with representatives from the cities of Lindale and Tyler, will gather with the Tyler Economic Development Council on Monday to formally announce a new Sanderson Farms facility in Smith and Wood counties.

Sanderson Farms eyeing sites in Smith and Wood counties for expansion that would bring 1,700 jobs

By Roy Maynard - Tyler Morning Telegraph | Mar 29, 2017

Published on Friday, 17 March 2017 11:02 - Written by ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com

A planned $200 million poultry processing plant in Smith and Wood counties depends entirely on tax abatement packages and other incentives that will be announced on Monday, officials say.

Sanderson Farms Inc. announced on Friday a new feed mill, hatchery, and processing plant that will employ about 1,700 people and be capable of... Read More

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By Nicole Cobler - Texas Tribune | Jan 9, 2017

When air conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. announced in November it would keep hundreds of jobs slated for Mexico in Indiana instead, it felt personal to residents of the East Texas town of Tyler. Just three years ago, hundreds lost their jobs there when a Carrier plant shut down and relocated to Mexico.