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New Albany could offer $7 million to keep Pillsbury plant
2015-01-26 13:21:43| Agriculture - Topix.net
New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan will call a special meeting of the City Council tomorrow night, where he will ask the council to consider a $7 million bond package to help modernize the General Mills plant. The resolution calls for General Mills to keep the Pillsbury plant open for a minimum of five years after the bond is issued, the News and Tribune reports.
Union To Discuss IN Pillsbury Plant Set To Close
2015-01-20 20:18:50| Paper - Topix.net
The union that represents workers at a Pillsbury plant set for closure expects to meet next month with General Mills officials to discuss the southern Indiana plant's future. General Mills announced last week that it plans to close its refrigerated goods plant in New Albany by mid-2016, but said its decision is subject to negotiation with union officials.
Pillsbury announcement was 'almost like a death in the family'
2015-01-08 22:59:22| Food - Topix.net
General Mills Inc.'s preliminary decision to close its Pillsbury plant in New Albany came as a surprise to many this morning. Asked about the mood of workers at the plant, Roger Miller , president of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 33 G, said: "It's shock, right?" Workers just came back from the holiday break, he said, and many were ready for business as usual.
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General Mills may close Pillsbury plant in New Albany
2015-01-08 16:45:49| Agriculture - Topix.net
The company said in a brief news release that the decision is subject to negotiation with union officials. If the decision becomes final, the company said, the plant would close in mid-2016, affecting about 400 employees.
New Pillsbury Doughboy balloon rises for Thanksgiving
2014-11-24 18:30:14| Agriculture - Topix.net
General Mills Inc. unveiled its Doughboy balloon for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade after giving it a flight test earlier this month. The company has a post on the new balloon on its blog, A Taste of General Mills, which includes a video of the Doughboy balloon's first public appearance at "Balloonfest" Nov. 8 at New York's Citi Field, along with an interview with John Piper , vice president of Macy's Parade Studio, where the parade's balloons are designed and made .
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