Hy-Line International breaks ground on new Iowa facility

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  Andrea Gantz

  Hy-Line International is constructing a new facility in Wilton, Iowa.

  From WATTAgNet:
  Egg layer genetics company Hy-Line International has started construction on a new facility in Wilton, Iowa. The company is investing an estimated $22 million in the project.
  The facility, according to Wilton Economic Development Executive Director Becky Allgood, will be located at the industrial park on the northwest side of the city. Hy-Line International purchased 25 acres within the park.
  Allgood told the Muscatine Journal that the company intends to hire employees and begin operations at the new plant by the beginning of 2016. Between 25 and 50 full-time workers are expected to be employed there.
  Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, Hy-Line International focuses on developing superior genetic stock for the domestic and international egg industries. The company was formed in 1936 by Henry A. Wallace, and developed the world’s first hybrid egg laying chicken produced on a commercial scale, according to the company’s website.
  Hy-Line International has developed a distribution system that covers more than 120 countries worldwide. Hy-Line brand brown and white egg birds are sold in the northern and southern hemispheres through a network of national distributors, wholly owned subsidiaries and joint venture organizations.