Tyson Foods is planning an expansion of its Council Bluffs facility.
Tyson Foods says its Tyson Fresh Meats subsidiary in Council Bluffs will spend $27 million to expand production at the plant to be able to make more of its beef and pork products and meal kits that it distributes to grocery stores.
A company news release says the expansion will allow them to add 350 jobs to bring the total number of employees to 1,400 The company also operates a pepperoni plant in Council Bluffs and a bacon plant in Omaha, for a total of 2,000 employees in the Council Bluffs-Omaha area.
Work on the expansion in Council Bluffs is already underway, and the company says it should be completed by July of 2017.