RAEFORD, N.C.-Butterball is holding a grand opening at its newest processing facility in Raeford, where it has created more than 220 jobs since opening in May.
The company will provide tours of the facility and serve a Thanksgiving-themed lunch at the plant on Wednesday, marking the company's seventh processing facility. A spokeswoman for Garner-based Butterball said the company plans to add 150 jobs before the end of the year and another 100 positions at the start of 2016.
In February, Butterball said it would reopen the Hoke County plant which the House of Raeford closed in December 2014. About 1,300 workers lost their jobs when House of Raeford closed two turkey operations
Gov. Pat McCrory has said Butterball could receive a state grant of up to $150,000.
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