FORT DODGE – A jet owned by Prestage Foods journeyed to its #2 option for its massive hog plant development.
Even as rumors and innuendo swirl in Mason City that a new deal is being worked out behind closed doors between Prestage Foods and officials here, records show Prestage Foods is not quitting on finding a suitable option for its quarter-billion dollar plant in the state if those talks fall apart a second time.
Records show that a Cessna Citation Excel (twin-jet) owned by Prestage Farms, Inc. traveled early this morning from an airport in Clinton, North Carolina to Fort Dodge, Iowa.
There was no immediate word on who made the trip on the jet, but COO Jere Null has been Prestage’s main dignitary/ambassador.
Fort Dodge was Prestage Foods’ second choice for a location for their hog processing plant. They had considered Fort Dodge but chose Mason City, and made the announcement on March 21 at a press conference / gala inside the Historic Park Inn that included Governor Terry Branstad, county supervisors, city council members as well as the elite from the Chamber of Commerce.
The word was, Mason City was chosen over Fort Dodge due to water. Mason City has ample room in its sewage treatment plant to accommodate Prestage Foods and their plant. Up to $35 million in fresh water upgrades, however, would have been needed to accommodate the plant at full capacity. NIT is told Fort Dodge can’t readily offer these water options to Prestage, but, it has an advantage, in that more hog confinements owned by Prestage are in that region.
NIT will report back with more developments as they become available.
Thank you Matt. Timely and informative coverage. Great Journalism.
This ‘petition’ has numerous out of towners on it and even some Disney characters…funny
what petition?
Hey Prestage go build your kill plant out somewhere far away like in the middle of the Sahara..oooops no water there. Well you all get the point. Build your own communities with everything towns and cities provide adjacent to your plant…oh sure you’ll have to busload workers in to all these jobs but isn’t that just part of the normal procedure anyway? For the life of me has progress taken on a new meaning? This proposed facillity has already caused a big stink and it ain’t even built and hopefully never will in this community. Progress is saying no to Prestage. Pure, plain, and simple..it really is a no brainer.
what if they go bankrupt after coming here?
Jefferson, IA, is getting a casino and now Ft. Dodge has another opportunity for Prestage? The entire area will profit considerably from two things Mason City thought they were too good for. Do Prestage opponents think high-tech companies or suits and ties are just dying to come to Mason City? Get a clue, people! Its not going to happen, downtown or no downtown. We are mid-America where the meat you put on your table is raised (and processed) and the grain to feed them.
your lost poster. the casino was not a done deal even if MC would have been more pro active. Many think it was a slam dunk for MC, it wasn’t. I worked with the architect and land owners for the casino build in North Iowa. Now you can claim to be ‘knowledgeable’ on this, but your not.
Here is something to think about for those that aren’t to lazy
to do a little research. Marshall town, water Loo ,Ottumwa,
Sioux city ,Columbus Junction, Denison, Perry, Austin MN.
There are many more than just these slaughter plants around Iowa.
This is just to wet your appetite for those that want a Prestige
type of plant to beautify there community. I’ve been to all these towns and have no desire to live in any of theses towns.
But our mayor and councilmen are welcome to move to one of these towns if they desire.
Why a chamber of commerce or city council would like to turn a city into a turd is beyond me. But here are there options which city would they like to model Mason city after Pick one.
And the bigger question is why the Governor is so adamant about turning Mason City into a turd (He’s no Friend of the Mason City )
Besides I don’t think we need Criticism from a man that carries his nurse with him every where he goes ( I’m sorry my mistake) I guess it’s the lieutenant Gov. traveling with him.
By the way I forgot to thank the racist from North Carolina for pointing out the fact I’m a racist . Every time I think of my uncle being
gunned downed on the way to the movie theater by a bunch of white good old boys I say I wish I lived in North Carolina where they know what a racist is .
hopefully prestage has learnt their lesson from north iowa and will be less demanding in their negotiations with fort dodge. if they are offered a reasonable deal that doesnt force them to fork up millions of tif-dollars, and if their citizens are willing to trade quality of life for economic growth, then this could potentially be a win-win.
Learnt?? LOL
These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn.
Both are acceptable, but learned is used in both British English and American English, while learnt is much more common in British English than in American English.
Copy and Paste = Lazy Asshole
That is what they learned in the American education system.
Sad – Ft. Dodge had a huge company -ELECTOLUX – Now know as MEXILUX – Still think you should’nt vote for TRUMP 2016 ? – Most people are brain dead and elected officals are getting richer by the day with their Demorat sell out to foreign company NWO -TTP . If you like china/socialism and corruption vote for for obammers offspring – HILLERY THE SLIMEBALL.
I hope Prestige goes to Fort Dodge and takes Robin Anderson with them, we’ll even throw in the mayor for free too.
And take the clueless Janet Solberg as well.
According to the article in the may 7th edition of the fort dodge messenger, Fort Dodge is not interested in giving Prestage any deal it has not offered to other businesses. Pay up or pack up, no handouts for Prestage.
Just another ploy to get Schickel to flip! Bandfest will be here soon, time for the people to standup against Prestage!!!!
They’re going to try to wear us out with thier shifting plans. They know we will expend too much emotional energy and eventually drop our guard.