Spartan Michigan LLC, a joint venture of Irish nutrition company Glanbia Plc, U.S. dairy firms Select Milk Producers and Dairy Farmers of America, has invested $425 million in dairy processing facility to produce cheese and whey products in St. Johns, Michigan.
The project is supported by a range of grants, investments and tax abatements from Michigan Strategic Fund, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Michigan Department of Transportation.
The facility is expected to create 259 new jobs and process more than 8-million pounds of milk per day.
The project is expected to be completed by December 2020.