Smithfield Foods proposes $1.3 billion processing plant in Sioux Falls

Smithfield Foods proposes $1.3 billion processing plant in Sioux Falls

Smithfield Foods Inc. announced plans to pursue approvals for a new packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with an estimated investment of up to $1.3 billion. The proposed facility would be built in Foundation Park, a large industrial area in northwest Sioux Falls, and would replace the company’s existing plant, which has operated in the city for more than a century. The project remains subject to permitt…