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MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS
- U.S. subsidiaries support 3,900 manufacturing
jobs in Idaho, an increase of 11% over five years. Manufacturing
companies tend to have a strong "multiplier"
effect on the economy-stimulating a substantial amount
of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand
for inputs from other suppliers.
Overall, approximately 31.2% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in Idaho are in manufacturing industries.
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ONE COMPANY'S STORY
Glanbia Foods Inc., a U.S. subsidiary
of the Irish company, recently dedicated a $38 million addition
to its Gooding cheese plant, marking the plant’s third
expansion. The company now employs 223 workers in Gooding
and has additional operations in the state, with its headquarters
in Twin Falls and another plant in Richfield. The new addition
makes the Gooding plant one of the world’s largest
cheese production facilities, with an annual capacity of
180 million pounds of American barrel cheese.
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