Prestage Foods of Iowa getting to work in Wright County

The plant isn’t even open, nor has construction even begun, but Prestage Foods of Iowa has already been busy in Wright County.

“We’ve got two things brewing right now,” said Chief Operating Officer of Prestage Foods of Iowa Jere Null.

The first is a Subcontractor and Vendor Outreach Fair which will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 in the Bioscience and Health Science Building at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge.  It will take place from 8:30 a.m. - noon, and all potential subcontractors and vendors wishing to bid for construction elements, supply systems, or materials for the new project south of Eagle Grove are encouraged to attend.

“Every day we have local contractors coming in to ask how they can bid for the job,” said Null. By holding the Outreach Fair, he feels this is a way that local and national contractors can come together to accomplish the job - realizing that the scope of the project is most likely too large for a local contractor with only a smaller number of employees, but at the same time, realizing that it’s top priority to hire local.

As plans get underway for the construction of the building, community plans are also being organized.  Null is happy to announce that a Citizens Advisory Panel has been formed. “We have a broad mix of different types of people,” he said.

For the full story, see the November 17 edition of the Monitor.