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Council approves memorandum with Agristo potato processor; growers describe trip to Belgian plants
Summary
The council unanimously approved a memorandum supporting Agristo’s proposed $450 million processing facility and related grower investments; local growers reported on a recent trip to Belgium to observe operations.
The Grand Forks City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with Agristo supporting a proposed processing facility and related grower investments tied to the plant.
City staff described the Grand Forks portion of the project as the processing facility component of a larger proposal that includes roughly $450,000,000 for the plant itself plus about $150,000,000 of on‑farm storage and improvements. City staff said the city proposed a 10% PILOT that would return to the city over 20 years and estimated the city’s portion at about $500,000 over that…
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