Vigor

Vigor will open a new facility in Vancouver, Washington, at the former Christensen Yachts site, to fulfill a $1 billion U.S. Army contract for landing craft. The site will be fully operational by early 2020, employing up to 400.

Vigor announced it will close its aluminum workboat plant in Frelard, Seattle, and move to Vancouver, Washington, to prepare for a 10-year, $1 billion U.S. Army contract to build landing craft. 50 employees will be offered jobs at the new site. The Frelard site will phase out by January 2020.

Vigor, a unit of JBS Group, commissioned a new $40.5 million dairy plant in Barra do Piraí, Brazil, in June 2016. The plant can process one million liters of milk per day and has created 130 jobs, with plans for 300 total.

SIG Combibloc supplied a CFA 812 filling machine to Vigor's new dairy plant in Barra do Piraí, Brazil, for filling UHT milk, cooking cream, and cream products into aseptic carton packs.

Vigor, part of JBS Group, opened a new dairy plant in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, with a total investment of US$40.5 million. The plant processes 1 million liters of milk per day into yogurt, UHT milk, and foodservice products.