Postville’s AgriStar Plant Plans to Rebuild Following Fire

The company that owns the AgriStar meat processing plant in Postville plans to rebuild after this week’s massive fire.

The fire chief in Postville says the fire that started Tuesday morning has destroyed 75 percent of the plant. Hundreds of people worked at the facility producing kosher beef and poultry. 

In a message posted Thursday night on Facebook, AgriStar announced it is actively working alongside local, state, and federal agencies to develop a plan for rebuilding and restarting operations in Postville. AgriStar managers say they’re eager to preserve jobs at the plant, which is Postville’s largest employer.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa; photo courtesy of Fort Atkinson Fire Department