Moran Cuts Ribbon on Newman Ag Lab, Empirical Foods Beef Plant in Garden City
New Empirical facility will add 250 jobs; Newman mobile lab will serve southwest Kansas
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Sen. Jerry Moran joined Newman University on Tuesday to cut the ribbon on the school's new Smart Mobile Agriculture Lab, which will provide hands-on training for agriculture students at Newman's Wichita and southwest Kansas campuses. Moran secured federal resources in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill to support the purchase of the mobile lab. Newman President Dr. Kathleen Jagger, Vice President Dr. Alden Stout, Dean Dr. Jessica Bird and Garden City Community College President Dr. Ryan Ruda attended.
On Wednesday, Moran returned to Garden City for the grand opening of Empirical Foods' new 280,000-square-foot ground beef facility. The plant is expected to bring more than 250 jobs to the area and significantly increase the company's production capacity. Empirical co-founder Regina Roth, Garden City Mayor Tom Nguyen, Finney County Commission Chairwoman Vicki Germann, City Manager Matt Allen, County Administrator Derek Ramos and Economic Development Director Lona DuVall attended.
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