Project Will Create 300 New Jobs for Wisconsin Residents
KENOSHA – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc. will receive an $800,000 loan and a $400,000 grant from the Department of Commerce for capital investment and training in their new distribution center in Kenosha. The expansion is expected to create 450 jobs, 300 of which will be filled by Wisconsin residents.
“Affiliated Foods represents the future of small business – connecting business owners to share resources and tools to compete with large retailers,” Governor Doyle said. “I am pleased that the State of Wisconsin is working together with local partners to support Affiliated Foods Midwest’s investment in a state-of-the-art facility that will grow Wisconsin’s economy. This $99 million project is a major investment in the economic stability of this region and all of Wisconsin.”
Affiliated Foods Midwest, the ninth-largest grocery cooperative the nation, is headquartered in Nebraska. The cooperative distributes food products and other merchandise and equipment to grocery stores across the Midwest, including 25 grocery stores in Wisconsin. Affiliated Foods Midwest currently has two distribution centers and plans to use Kenosha County as the location for a third distribution center.
The new 731,000 square foot high-tech distribution facility will be positioned to serve Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio. The company plans to use Commerce funding to construct and equip the new distribution center in Kenosha and to train new employees.
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