Postville, Iowa - Kosher Meat Plant Expanding Into Nebraska

Postville, Iowa - The kosher meat packing plant in Postville that revitalized the job picture in a part of northeast Iowa has expanded into the neighboring state. This week is a grand opening celebration for Local Pride, a packing plant in Gordon, Nebraska. The Local Pride plant opened last July, but plant manager Gary Ruse says they wanted to wait until it was in full operation before holding a grand opening.

Attending will be members of the Rubashkin family, who opened the Postville plant in Iowa more than ten years ago. Some of the owners live in Iowa, some in New York. Some of the family members will be on hand for the opening of their second plant and see the changes that have taken place.

This week's grand opening in Nebraska includes a kosher barbecue.