date:Sep 06, 2013
ificant investment in that facility, he said.
Leprino said the decision to close the Ravenna facility was driven by technological advances at other facilities and the abundance of milk in northeast Colorado, where new dairies have opened and where established dairies have expanded.
By contrast, Reidy said, the Ravenna milk supply was challenged.
The news was greeted with dismay in Nebraska.
Ravenna Mayor Peg Dethlefs said 173 employees will lose their jobs; 60% of those employees live in the