Mayor: Organic dairy exceeds hiring commitment
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. - An organic dairy plant in northeast Columbia held its grand opening Wednesday with Gov. Mike Parson and city leaders in attendance.
Aurora Organic Dairy broke ground at its site off Waco Road in May 2017 and promised to bring at least 80 jobs in its first year. On Wednesday, company CEO Scott McGinty said the plant now employs 102 people.
"They've already exceeded their commitment to hire over 100 people and I think they could be double that in the next 24 to 30 months," Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said. "More importantly, they had promised to make sure that 10 percent of its workforce matched the demographic of Columbia and that's more like 30 percent right now."
McGinty said there is plenty of room for expansion if the time comes.
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