Saturday, December 5, 2009

BUSINESS: Agro Farma...moving to Norwich ???

"IF" all goes well with FEDERAL & STATE incentives, AGRO FARM may be moving to the 335,000 sq. ft. "Woods Corner" P&G facility just outside of Norwich. Agro Farma currently operates the former Dannon Yogurt facility in Columbus. If the deal goes through, the resulting project could create as many as 350 new jobs, help local dairy farmers and bolster the tax base, according to Senator Charles Schumer. Full article (Evening Sun http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2009-12-01/8454/Schumer-says-Agro-Farma-project-contingent-on-federal-state-incentives/