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Elgin Canning Plant to Close After Eight Decades
Elgin will shut its historic canning operation this spring as Friday's New Richmond sells the 11 acre site and 12 plants in its network. Plant manager Gene Schori recalls peak seasons of up to 250000 cases and notes local workers from housewives to students relied on the facility for income and tuition help. He suggests an alcohol plant as a future use to preserve jobs and energy production.
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ELGIN
Elgin Canning Co
Fayette County
Iowa
Gene Schori
Schori
Clermont
Wadena
Ben
Albert
Leo
Winneconne Corp
Reeseville
Wis
Winneconne
Fall River Canning Co
Friday’s Canning Corp
New Richmond
Friday’s
Fall River
Iowa Development Commission