Emporia City Commissioners approved an incentive compliance agreement between the City of Emporia and S&S Quality Meats and Smoots Enterprises during a Wednesday afternoon action session. The agreement is related to plans to expand the Fanestil Meats facility at 4200 W. Highway 50. Owner Dan Smoots said the company plans to invest $8.42 million into the expansion, which will move all of its production from its current facility on S. Highway 99. “It’s been a long time getting here and we’re pretty excited about it,” he said, adding that once construction begins he was looking at a 12 month timeline. Mayor Danny Giefer said it was exciting to see the expansion coming to light. The flooding issues at the S.Highway 99 facility have been a longtime issue, he said, and this is a project he has been working on since he joined the city commission.
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