![]() ![]() Stacey Button President, City of Columbia-REDI Callaway County. She says Swift provides pepperoni for Papa John’s and salami for Subway. Larry Webber Chairperson, Progress Mexico Boone County. City of Columbia average salary is 8 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 6 percent higher than USA median. Average annual salary was 50,597 and median salary was 46,014. Number of employees at City of Columbia in year 2020 was 1,080. It’s a significant investment in our community and jobs as well,” says Button. City of Columbia Salaries Highest salary at City of Columbia in year 2020 was 197,176. Button says the plant will make Italian meats like prosciutto, salamis and pepperoni. The facility is 325,000 square feet, which is about the size of the former State Farm headquarters, which is now the main campus for Veterans United (VU). City manager De’Carlon Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that the Swift facility is near the Nabisco plant. They’re expected to pay about $50,000 annually. Swift Foods is currently hiring employees for the plant, which will bring in about 200 new jobs. “A fun fact actually they’re going to produce 40-million pounds of meat products a year, which is a lot of cured meat,” Button says. That’s according to Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI) president Stacey Button, who spoke Saturday on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table.” The almost $200-million Swift Foods plant that’s being built on Columbia’s Route B is expected to open in early 2023. Determination and sincerity are two of the core values cited by Swift Foods (file photo at Swift’s Moberly plant courtesy of Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s Flickr page) ![]()
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