Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 6, 2010 Isakson, Chambliss Praise Reopening of Pilgrim’s Pride Douglas Plant WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised the announcement that Pilgrim’s Pride would reopen its chicken processing plant in Douglas, Ga., by January 2011. “This is fantastic news for Douglas and Coffee County,” Senator Isakson said. “The poultry industry has been an integral part of this community for many years and the return of Pilgrim’s Pride will help the region’s economic recovery.” “The community has worked hard to ensure that the Douglas plant would reopen,” said Chambliss. “I’m pleased hundreds of employees and contractors will be able to get back to work. Pilgrim’s Pride is a major employer in this area and supports thousands of jobs in the state, so this is great news.” ###
E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724 Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339 Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Isakson, Chambliss Praise Reopening of Pilgrim’s Pride Douglas Plant

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised the announcement that Pilgrim’s Pride would reopen its chicken processing plant in Douglas, Ga., by January 2011.

“This is fantastic news for Douglas and Coffee County,” Senator Isakson said. “The poultry industry has been an integral part of this community for many years and the return of Pilgrim’s Pride will help the region’s economic recovery.”

“The community has worked hard to ensure that the Douglas plant would reopen,” said Chambliss. “I’m pleased hundreds of employees and contractors will be able to get back to work. Pilgrim’s Pride is a major employer in this area and supports thousands of jobs in the state, so this is great news.”

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E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724
Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768