FREDONIA – A large group of community leaders, labor organizers and local residents were in Fredonia on Thursday afternoon to show their support and solidarity for more than 400 workers who’ve already lost or will be losing their job at the Carriage House. The group also showed its displeasure for ConAgra Foods, the international corporation that purchased the Carriage House and eventually made plans to shut it down. Some workers at the plant say they will
According to an article the Post-Journal, the goal of the rally was to send ConAgra a three-pronged message:
- maintain some portion of its operations in the local area;
- provide a fair severance package to the employees that have given their lives to Carriage House and;
- allow the sale of the facilities without any strings attached.
Meanwhile, County Executive Vince Horrigan says he and his economic development team are working to make sure the Carriage House Facility in Fredonia doesn’t sit vacant for too long.
“We have two major companies looking at that area, and then we have a second approach which is an agri-business park. We’re going to put together a study for that to look at the best way to market multiple uses, while we’re also looking at these two companies. So we’re moving along and I think there is interest – there’s definitely interest – and I’m very optimistic we’re going to wind up with a company, or companies, in there,” Horrigan told WRFA on Wednesday night.
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