Cherokee, Iowa — A newly formed company is planning to do business in a northwest Iowa Tyson Foods plant that was shut down in 2014. Bill Anderson, executive director for Cherokee Area Economic Development, says the Iowa Food Group has acquired the facility.
The announcement falls on homecoming week for Cherokee Schools.
Iowa Food Group plans to start operations in January with 100 workers.
Iowa Food Group owners hope to eventually employ up to 500 people at the plant. Around 450 people lost their jobs in 2014 when Tyson closed the Cherokee plant.
