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12 | Page December 13 I ssueHarvey - 50-40 KA-7460-01 %u2013 U.S. 50, hot mix asphalt south of the I-135/U.S. 50 junction east to the Harvey/Marion county line, milling and overlay, 11.7 miles, APAC-Kansas Inc. Shears Division, Hutchinson, Kansas, $2,705,193.91.Seward - 54-88 KA-7501-01 %u2013 U.S. 54, from 0.48 mile northeast of Road R northeast to the Meade/Seward county line, milling and overlay, 8.4 miles, J & R Sand Company Inc., Liberal, Kansas, $2,113,474.59.Chase - 9 C-5219-01 %u2013 County bridge, over Cottonwood River located 0.8 mile west of Cedar Point, bridge replacement, 0.2 mile, A M Cohron & Son Inc., Atlantic, Iowa, $1,748,517.51.Statewide - 106 KA-6712-01 %u2013 I-35, I-635 and U.S. 69 in Kansas City Metro, intelligent transportation system, Capital Electric Line Builders Inc., Parkville, Missouri, $2,705,470.00.Governor Kelly Announces Flora Food Group Investing $90M, Creating 100 New Jobs in Hugoton TOPEKA (12.11.2024) %u2013 Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that Flora Food Group, a global food company, has purchased a manufacturing facility in Hugoton. This capital investment of around $90 million and the expected creation of approximately 100 new jobs over the next several years will elevate the workforce in Stevens County.%u201cThis investment by Flora Food Group demonstrates my administration%u2019s commitment to ensuring economic development and opportunity across Kansas,%u201d Governor Laura Kelly said. %u201cI look forward to the success of this partnership between Flora Food Group and the Hugoton community.%u201dThe facility will be the hub for Flora Food Group%u2019s creams and cream cheese products for the United States, Canada, and the rest of the Americas region over time. Its existing New Century facility will continue to serve as the U.S. hub for Flora Food Group%u2019s butters and spreads products. The intention is to bring back a fully operational facility and jobs to the Hugoton community.%u201cStrong and goal-oriented partnerships are key to bringing opportunities to all 105 Kansas counties, and that is precisely what this investment represents,%u201d Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. %u201cLocal and state officials worked together to find a company in growth mode that would be a good fit for the community. The Flora Food Group is the perfect match for Hugoton %u2013 and the state.%u201dIncluding this Hugoton site, Flora Food Group, formerly known as Upfield Group, has 15 owned sites across five continents, manufacturing over 90% of the products it sells. The purchase of the Hugoton facility and further investments planned for the site will support the company%u2019s creams business in the region and help fulfill its growth plans.%u201cWith the acquisition of this new facility, we are thrilled to have a unique opportunity to expand our creams business,%u201d said Jim Breach, president of Flora Food Group%u2019s North American business. %u201cBuilding on the existing, state-of-the-art infrastructure and trained workforce residing in the local community, we look forward to bringing more folks into the Flora Food Group family as well as continuing to produce our kitchen and pantry staple items here in America%u2019s heartland and across our broader Americas region.%u201d