A cooperative that agreed to acquire a JBS USA lamb processing plant in Greeley, Colo., last fall apparently paid $8.5 million for the facility, according to public records accessed by BizWest.com.
Mountain States Rosen Lamb Cooperative announced plans in November to buy the facility it had been leasing along with preserving more than 120 jobs at the plant. The deal would allow the multi-state, producer-owned cooperative in Douglas, Wyo., control all production stages including raising, harvesting, processing, packaging, marketing and distribution, Mountain States officials said when the transaction was announced.
Mountain States officials said the 17.4-acre property and its five buildings eventually will employ a total of 250 workers.