Business & Tech

Montgomery Plant to Add 75 Jobs

Butterball LLC will spend $24 million to expand operations at Montgomery facility.

Butterball LLC is set to add about 75 jobs to its Montgomery facility as it plans to expand its operations.

Gusto Packing Co., which was purchased by Butterball in December, currently employs about 500 people at its Rochester Road facility. The company also will spend nearly $24 million in the expansion. 

“This is an extremely exciting project for the Village of Montgomery,” said Village President Matt Brolley.  

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The expansion project was struck in cooperation with the state of Illinois, village of Montgomery, the Montgomery Economic Development Corp and Kane County.

“When I was originally contacted by Gusto Packing Company about a possible expansion, we immediately went to work,” MEDC Executive Director Charlene Coulombe- Fiore said.  "Multiple agencies, including the Village staff, worked cooperatively to help assure Butterball that we were the right community to pick for this expansion.  In addition to the state, we also received support from Kane County Board Member Jesse Vazquez, State Representative Kay Hatcher and from ComEd.  Montgomery and the MEDC are exceptionally proud of this example of cooperative and responsive government.

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Adam Pollet, head of the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity, said the expansion is a signal that Gov. Pat Quinn is focusing on jobs for the state.

“Governor Quinn has made it a priority to invest in Illinois and build on the state’s substantial presence in the food processing industry,” Pollet said. “We are pleased that we were able to work with Butterball to expand its facility in Montgomery and deepen its businsiness commitment to Illinois.”

According to Pollet, the jobs will be added to the plant over the next two years, and the company will be eligible for state tax credits based on the jobs that are created. 


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