State Offers Tax Breaks For Western NY Cheese Plant Project

YORK, N.Y. (AP) — The state has pledged $2.5 million in tax credits and grants for a new cheese manufacturing plant scheduled to open in western New York in about a year.

The Democrat & Chronicle reports (http://on.rocne.ws/2iD74QT ) construction on the $49.7 million WNY Cheese Enterprise production facility in Livingston County is already underway.

The 30,000-square-foot York plant will employ 30 people, who collectively are expected to produce roughly 15 million pounds of cheddar cheese annually.

Up to $700,000 in tax credits for the project will be provided through a state jobs program. The rest of the funding will come in the form of grant money made available by various state programs.

The new plant is a joint effort conducted by Craig's Station Creamery, the Dairy Farmers of America and Denmark-based Arla Foods.

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Information from: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, http://www.democratandchronicle.com