The 15,000-sq.ft. facility now includes a hands-on test lab, education and demonstration capabilities.

The new Feed Technology Center at the University of Illinois will increase research and development capabilities for its College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

The firms expect the manufacturing plant, called Jupiter, to be operating by early 2021.

Family-owned and operated Barrett Petfood Innovations will add a Wenger extrusion line to bolster its premium pet food extrusion capabilities.

Barrett Petfood Innovations broke ground on a new 160,000-sq.-ft. facility on Aug. 12.

Phelps Pet Products secures double digit growth with an open-book approach to company performance data.

The 173,500-sq.-ft. facility is expected to be up and running in November 2020.

Construction at the Nebraska facility is expected to be completed by fall of 2020.

The facility is expected to begin operations in November 2020.

The co-manufacturer said it will add 30 jobs to the Franklin area.