Construction of $676 million Daisy Brand plant on schedule in Boone
BOONE — The population of Boone has changed little since 1925, according to mayor Elijah Stines.
But the town – now 12,400 according to the 2023 census – will grow significantly once workers begin construction, and later operation, of a 750,000 square foot facility.
It will produce cottage cheese and sour cream, said Stines in a telephone interview with the Times-Republican. In April 2024, Daisy Brand, LLC — a fifth-generation family-owned company headquartered in Dallas, Texas — announced it had selected Boone as the location of the facility.
It will be constructed in the town’s Industrial Park adjoining U.S. Highway 30. Daisy is scheduled to invest more than $626 million in construction and machinery alone. Once operational, the plant is scheduled to employ 106 according to Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) documents.
They will be paid wages second-to-none according to Dan Culhane of Ames, director of the Ames Alliance – an area economic development group which was responsible for convincing Daisy that Boone and Iowa could best meet the company’s needs for the project.
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Originally published by Time Republican in February 2025.