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ADM Plans Major Investment in Clinton

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published February 16, 2018 at 3:19 PM CST

The state of Iowa wants to help ADM expand in Clinton. Friday the board of the Iowa Economic Development Authority approved tax credits for the project.

The company plans to spend $196 million to modernize and automate the Clinton plant, to improve efficiency and increase its manufacturing capacity.

ADM promises to retain 42 jobs, with a minium wage of $16 per hour.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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