Western Legacy Development Corporation has announced that neither the Rapid City, SD. nor the Cheyenne, WY. locations, were suitable for a proposed large beef packing plant.
Restraints included inadequate area for the plant in Rapid City and available water in Cheyenne. Megan R. Kingsbury, CEO of Western Development, stated that discussions are in progress with authorities in alternative locations with the objective of breaking ground in 2023.
Western Legacy Development will raise $1.1 billion for the plant that, when complete, will compete with the “Big Four” for both available cattle and access to markets.