Economy & Economic Development  February 7, 2017

Aurora Organic Dairy working on deal to open processing plant in Missouri

 

BOULDER — The city of Columbia, Mo., on Monday approved the sale of approximately 100 acres of land in northeast Columbia to Aurora Organic Dairy, where it has plans to build a milk-processing and distribution plant.

If the deal goes through, the Boulder-based company expects to use the processing plant to open additional distribution to the East Coast.  

If the dairy pays $2.04 million for the city-owned land, it could receive $500,000 back if it meets job creation goals over a five-year period. The money would be held in escrow, and if job numbers are…

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