Smithfield Foods plans to move its pork processing facility from downtown Sioux Falls to a new plant on the northern edge of the city that will be built by the end of 2028, according to an announcement Monday of a deal that includes a $50 million gift from philanthropist T. Denny Sanford to help make it happen.
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Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls, as seen from the city bike trail.
South Dakota Searchlight photo by John Hult
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An architectural rendering shows what a proposed new Smithfield Foods plant in northern Sioux Falls might look like.
Image courtesy of Smithfield Foods
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