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Bluffs Plant Reopens As 325 Report To Work
IBP Inc. employees were ready for work Tuesday morning. About 200 reported for hog slaughtering operations at the plant, located at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. IBP announced reopening plans in March, but a targeted mid-June starting date was delayed to…
Mid-June Start Set For Pork Plant
Robert Peterson, IBP Inc. chairman, shakes the hand of Gov. Terry Branstad during a Saturday press conference. Branstad was on hand for the plant reopening announcement and subsequent tour.
Victor Iowa Pack To Close Plant - Announcement 'Shocks' C.B. Officials
Scheduled To Close . . . is the Victor Iowa Pack pork plant at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. Company officials say operations will cease next week. The photo shows the back of the plant where trucks unload hogs.
New Plant: 450 Workers, Payroll Of $7.5 Million
Welcoming . . . Ben Goehring, president of Goehring Meat Inc., to Council Bluffs is Mayor David Christiansen, standing. Gov. Robert Ray also attended the press conference held at Lakeshore Country Club.
Great Plains Beef To Build $2 Million Addition
Construction Of A New Facility . . . for boxed beef storage and handling, shown at the far left of this artist's conception, will begin Monday at Great Plains Beef. The $2 million facility, when completed in January, will employ about 50 people and…
CROP event set to go on Sunday
Signing Pledge Sheet...is the Rev. Clifford Ruff, pastor of Peace Church of the Brethren for Wanita Green, 14m and Mike Green, 15, for the Sunday CROP bike and hike for world hunger. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Green, 2205 S. 10th…
Lack of transportation causing storage problems. September 23, 1979
Waiting In Line...are farmers hauling grain to the Pillsbury elevator in Council Bluffs. Long lines of grain trucks have been a common sight in the area as farmers try to make room for the coming harvest, estimated to be the largest in Iowa history.
Lack of transportation causing storage problems. September 23, 1979
Standing By A Grain Elevator...are a number of hopper cars to haul grain. But there are not enough cars to haul all the grain that needs to be moved and a Rock Islan strike of the past few weeks have made the situation worse.
Welding Pipes
Charles Murphy of San Antonio, Tex., and Robert Hicks of Omaha, a steamfitter, work on one of the thousands of feet of pipe that are being installed at Beefland International's new plant here.
Plasterers At Work
Plasterers put the finishing touches on the walls of Beefland's large cooler. The plaster is used as a finish over the layers of heavy insulation. The cooler is designed to hold about a million pounds of product.
Security Guard
Beefland International will keep guards on duty at the plant on a 24-hour basis. All vehicles are checked at the main gate of the $4 million plus beef processing operation here.
Special Treatment For Beefland Plant's Waste
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Dehydration Plant - This large piece of machinery at Beefland International will dry and sterilize paunch manure from the plant's operation and turn it into a commercial cattle feed. The equipment, after it is installed, will be enclosed in a…
Dehydration Plant - This large piece of machinery at Beefland International will dry and sterilize paunch manure from the plant's operation and turn it into a commercial cattle feed. The equipment, after it is installed, will be enclosed in a…
Beefland Hiring Back Its Employees
A Helicopter Zeroes In . . . to lift a 2,600-pound motor from an aerator in the lagoon area at Beefland International Tuesday. But the helicopter just didn't have enough 'umph' to get the job done. Plant Supt. Carl Summers said another method will be…