Smucker to hold job information sessions for Longmont plant

LONGMONT — The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) will hold information sessions beginning this week about future job opportunities at its new plant, which will be located in the Weld County portion of Longmont.

The company in January announced plans for a $340 million, 400,000-square-foot facility that eventually could employ 500 workers. The first phase will include a $200 million investment to construct and operate a 200,000-square-foot facility, with an additional $140 million for a second phase — a 200,000-square-foot expansion — dependent on product demand. Construction on the facility began last spring, with production expected to begin in 2019.

The plant…