Tyson Foods plans to expand and renovate a pork processing facility in the US state of Iowa.

The US meat group’s plans were announced by state officials, who announced the awarding of tax incentives to the company.

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Tyson has been awarded tax benefits on the project by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. 

The project represents a US$28m capital investment and is expected to create 245 jobs, according to a statement from the IEDA on 22 September, which did not specify the amount awarded in tax benefits. Tyson will pay at or above the qualifying wage of US$17.29 an hour, the statement said.

A spokesperson at Tyson would only confirm when contacted by just-food today (25 September) that the site is a pork processing facility.

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A year ago, the company announced plans to invest US$27m in its Council Bluffs, Iowa, production facility to increase capacity for case-ready beef and pork products, a move it said would create 350 jobs.

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Last week, Tyson said it had paused a plan to open a new poultry complex in the state of Kansas after the project met with local opposition. Earlier in September, the company announced plans for a processing, hatchery and feed-mill plant near the city of Tonganoxie in the state’s Leavenworth County.