New processing facility planned for western South Dakota – KNBN NewsCenter1

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Plans have been introduced Friday for a $1.1 billion, 8,000 head per day processing facility that will probably be constructed in western South Dakota.

Kingsbury & Associates and Sirius Realty of Fast Metropolis, S.D. and Greenville, S.C. are teaming as much as have a 1 million sq. foot facility that may course of beef and embody a specialty bison line.

“Our purpose is to revive competitors in American meat processing,” stated President and Managing Companion Megan Kingsbury. “I’m a fifth technology producer from Western South Dakota, and I understand how tough it’s proper now for us as producers to be worthwhile. I wish to repair that. We wish to compete with the massive 4 meat packing giants and be that all-important “second bidder” within the money market. We are going to construct a model that’s America first specializing in procuring American cattle and feeding Americans reasonably priced, high-quality protein as our first precedence. Our grocery retailer cabinets ought to by no means be empty of meat once more.”

The power will give attention to bringing in and growing new applied sciences in robotics and synthetic intelligence that may make processing simpler, safer and extra environment friendly. With these new applied sciences, they may have the ability to produce a extra constant finish product.

“With graduates from the South Dakota College of Mines, Dakota State College, and others, we’ve the technological consultants to construct a high-tech facility by no means seen earlier than in america, proper right here. We wish to entice these younger individuals to dwell and work right here in Fast Metropolis with nice paying jobs and by serving to construct an awesome group to dwell in. I plan to dwell right here for the subsequent 50 years, and I wish to construct a group we’re all happy with,” Kingsbury added.

The power is trying simply south of Fast Metropolis on the just lately introduced Black Hills Industrial Park adjoining to Freeway 79 and Previous Folsom Street for its dwelling.

“Our priorities embody being one of the best neighbor anybody might ask for. We are going to make use of and develop applied sciences to mitigate any destructive impact individuals could affiliate with processing amenities. We are going to seize the methane to assist energy the ability, make the most of renewable power sources, we are going to recycle a majority of the water used every day, and we’ve been engaged on environment friendly transportation plans as effectively,” Kingsbury stated. “The American rancher is lower than a technology away from being extinct if we don’t do one thing quick. We’ve already seen the excessive price of meat in shops and the low costs producers are receiving for his or her animals. There’s revenue on this trade up and down the availability chain if we restore competitors. When that occurs everybody who produces and consumes high-quality beef wins.”

The venture is anticipated to create 2,500 jobs and take three years to finish.