Tyson Foods to add 230 jobs in $87.6 million Tennessee expansion

July 31, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. | Updated July 31, 2020 at 10:35 p.m.

by Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Tyson Foods plant manager Doug Griffin stand together during the vice president's visit to Tyson Foods Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 in Goodlettsville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Tyson Foods plant manager Doug Griffin stand together during the vice president's visit to Tyson Foods Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 in Goodlettsville, Tenn. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tyson Foods expects to create 230 more jobs and invest $87.6 million in an expansion in Tennessee.

The state Department of Community and Economic Development says the food processing giant expects the new jobs at the Union City plant by the end of the year.

Tyson currently employs more than 1,600 in Obion County. Tyson also operates facilities in Goodlettsville, Newbern, Shelbyville and Humboldt, with more than 5,500 employees statewide.

The Union City plant has added 40,000 square feet and new production lines since earlier this year. It's the company's second expansion in Union City since it announced an $80 million investment there in 2017.

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