Smiles abound as officials inaugurate cheese plant

By Barry Amundson, Reporter
Oct 17, 2014
Oct 17, 2014

The new Mini Babybel plant in Brookings, S.D., will employ 215 people, with plans to expand to a workforce of 250 by the end of the year.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Barry Amundson

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By Barry Amundson, Reporter

Antoine Fievet told the crowd at the inauguration ceremony for the new Mini Babybel plant in Brookings, S.D., in early October that his great-great grandfather started the company in France in 1865.

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