# Prairie Farms to invest $9M in Fort Wayne dairy expansion

Prairie Farms Dairy is investing nearly $9 million to build and equip a 22,500 square-foot addition to its Fort Wayne, Indiana facility, adding a small number of jobs by 2020. Construction is expected to begin in April 2017 and be complete within 18 months.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-10
- Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Value: $9.00M
- Jobs: 8
- Starts operating: Oct 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 22500 sq. ft.
- Products: dairy products, specialty dairy products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Prairie Farms Dairy](https://endata.com/companies/22141.md)

## Sources

- [insideindianabusiness.com](https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/prairie-farms-expanding-fort-wayne-dairy-operation), 2017-02-10: "Prairie Farms has been a part of the Fort Wayne community for 23 years, and we are looking forward to many more."
- [poandpo.com](https://www.poandpo.com/companies/prairie-farms-expanding-dairy-production-in-indiana-1322017966/), 2017-02-13: "Prairie Farms to invest $8.7 million to add specialty products to its portfolio and increasing opportunities for the Hoosier dairy industry."

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