A major supplier of meat is contemplating an expansion of its current corporate facilities in Greeley, Colorado.
With annual revenue well in excess of $72 billion, JBS USA Holdings, Incorporated has beef, chicken, and pork processing facilities throughout the country, but its home office for years has been located at 1770 Promontory Circle, nearly 10 miles to the west of downtown Greeley.
Reports indicate that JBS may build a three-story, 60,000-square-foot addition to its existing three-story, 134,000-square-foot headquarters. That Promontory Circle facility was originally built in 2001 and measured 102,000 square feet. A 32,000square-foot expansion was added in 2006.
Documents specific to the project have already been submitted to the City of Greeley’s planning department. According to reports, JBS has already participated in a pre-application meeting for the project.
The headquarters construction plans for JBS comes as the company has just announced a move to expand its beef production facilities in Grand Island, Nebraska. That 107,000-square-foot project is expected to take up to two years to complete and will cost around $95 million.
A JBS press release in announcing the Nebraska project said the expansion represents an “important strategic investment to secure Grand Island as an unquestioned leader in food quality, animal care, and beef innovation for years to come.”
The Greeley headquarters expansion would see the building of new office space, a fitness and wellness center, amphitheater, outdoor patio, and expanded loading dock.
Because company officials have said there is no plan to build the Greeley expansion immediately, a date for construction has not been announced.
JBS, the largest employer in metro Greeley, operates more than 60 meat, poultry, and prepared food plants, employing upwards of 62,000 people.
By Garry Boulard
