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Freeport Council approves enterprise-zone expansion to support Savencia dairy project
Summary
The City Council approved an amendment to the Northwest Illinois Enterprise Zone and an intergovernmental agreement change to allow a 104.39-acre addition that will support Diamond Savencia’s $6.9 million expansion and create 42 jobs at the Lena facility.
The Freeport City Council voted unanimously to amend the Northwest Illinois Enterprise Zone to add 104.39 acres for the Diamond Savencia project, enabling a $6,900,000 plant expansion that council staff said will create 42 jobs at a Lena facility.
City staff presented the boundary change and requested council approval so the project could proceed. Andrea Schultz, a staff member who presented the item, said the expansion “will create 42…
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