Council Bluffs, Iowa-Bunge North America is saying only that it is in the process of evaluating possible locations for construction of a new fertilizer warehouse, but indications are that Council Bluffs is getting primary consideration. Press reports have stated that a Bunge attorney has advised the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors that the company wants to add a $13 million fertilizer warehouse. Attorney Lawrence Beckman of Council Bluffs reportedly asked the board to provide a tax abatement for the structure; if the board does not agree, the company will likely build the warehouse elsewhere. County officials are said to have indicated a decision will be made before the end of the month. The project is expected to account for between four and six new jobs, and would require additional rail lines in the county. Deb Seidel, Bunge North America director of communications, emailed Green Markets that Bunge is in the process of evaluating possible locations for the construction of a fertilizer warehouse. “While Council Bluffs is among the sites under consideration, there are a number of factors that have to be resolved before a decision to move forward with the project is made,” Seidel reported. “If the company decides to move forward on this project, we would make an announcement at the appropriate time.” Bunge North America operates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico as an operating arm of Bunge Ltd. Headquarters are located in St. Louis, Missouri, with administrative offices in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; Washington, D.C.; and Mexico City, Mexico. As a leading North American agribusiness and food processing company, Bunge operates grain elevators, grain and oilseed processing plants, edible oil refineries, and packaging facilities.
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