Idaho French fry maker opens production facility in American Falls
From left: Nikki Cummins, manager plant manufacturing, Lamb Weston in American Falls; Chanel Tewalt, director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture; Tom Werner, president and CEO of Lamb Weston; Jon Schutte, plant manager, Lamb Weston in American Falls; Mike Smith, chief operating officer of Lamb Weston; Jim O’Leary, chairman, CEO and president of Haskell, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Lamb Weston's newest facility in American Falls on July 30. (PHOTO: courtesy of Lamb Weston)
Idaho Business Review’s parent company, BridgeTower Media, has added another business-to-business publication to its ranks.
On July 31, the company announced it has acquired Virginia Business based in Richmond, Virginia. The publication covers “economic activity in every sector and every region of the state of Virginia,” a release stated.
BridgeTower Media described Virginia Business as being relied upon by 47,000 executives for news and insights about the business world in the state.
“It’s great to be able to add the core business audience in the nation’s best state for business to our growing portfolio,” said Hal Cohen, BridgeTower’s president and CEO. “We see an opportunity to accelerate the growth of Virginia Business — and of business in Virginia — by leveraging the power of BridgeTower Media’s audience platform and best-in-class capabilities. We look forward to delivering even more value to readers and advertisers in the years ahead.”
Transom Capital Group- owned BridgeTower Media has been strategically expanding into what it has found to be growth markets and industries throughout the U.S. to increase its appeal to readership.
“Hal and the BridgeTower Media team demonstrate again and again that they know exactly how to help media properties thrive in today’s digital world,” said Bernie Niemeier, president and publisher of Virginia Business. “I made this decision thoughtfully, and I know my team is in good hands. I look forward to seeing Virginia Business grow even further as it continues to serve the nation’s best state for business.”
CNBC recently rated Virginia as the “best state in the nation for business” for a sixth time.
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A new facility creating 135 jobs has opened in American Falls, creating one of America’s favorite foods.
Lamb Weston celebrated the opening of its latest manufacturing facility on July 30 in the southwestern region of Idaho, which will produce a new line of French fries.
The plant is more than 600,000 square fee and has the ability to product more than 1.1 million pounds of fries per day, the company stated in a release. Production began in May.
Construction on the plant began in 2022 and employed 1,000 crew putting in about 1.5 million hours of work to complete the project.
Lamb Weston has been in business for more than 70 years and is headquartered in Eagle. The company employs roughly 10,000 people globally.