PLEASANT PRAIRIE — The Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission on Tuesday considered sending a recommendation to the full Pleasant Prairie Village Board to approve a plan for the new HARIBO plant, which will be located at the southwest corner of 120th Ave. and County Highway C. It’ll be HARIBO’s first North American plant.
The company has proposed developing 136.8 acres of property for their plant, where they’ll produce Gummy Bears and other HARIBO products. According to a news release, the plant will be in operation 24 hours per day, and up to 450 employees will work their during three shifts upon completion of “Phase 1.” Once the plant is fully completed, there will be 1,450 employees there.
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