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resume for an extended period.
to our customers and consumCustomers should expect continers while keeping the safety of
ued delays on shipments schedour associates a top priority,"
uled to move through the area."
Bimbo Bakeries USA said.
In its spring update issued
Union Pacific employees
March 21, the National Oceanic
were working around the
and Atmospheric Administraclock to restore rail service
tion said nearly two-thirds of the
in areas experiencing widecontinental United States faces
spread flooding and track
heightened risks for flooding for
washouts, said Raquel Espithe next two months, with the
noza, senior director, corpopotential for major or moderate
rate communications and meflooding in 25 states.
dia relations for Union Pacific
NOAA said the upper MissisRailroad, Omaha, Neb., on
sippi and Red river of the North
March 19. Impacted routes inbasins received rain and snow so
cluded railroad tracks located
far this spring up to 200% above
between Fremont and Grand
normal after record winter preIsland, Neb., and Missouri
cipitation across large portions
Valley, Iowa. Other routes
of the United States. Most of the
included rail lines located between Valley, Neb., and Lin- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that country is expected to expericoln, Neb., and Council Bluffs, more than 200 million people may be affected by flooding this spring. ence above average precipitation
in the spring, further elevating
Iowa, to Kansas City, Kas.
the risk of floods, NOAA said.
Record flooding in por"The areas of greatest risk for moderate
tions of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska subdivisions remain out of service."
BNSF crews are conducting ongoing to major flooding include the upper, midand Missouri was causing major disruptions to BNSF Railway service and opera- assessments and inspections regarding dle, and lower Mississippi river basins
including the mainstem Mississippi river,
tions in the region, said Amy Casas, direc- the condition of main lines, she said.
"Additional resources, including ballast, Red River of the North, the Great Lakes,
tor of corporate communications for BNSF
are being deployed to affected locations to eastern Missouri river, lower Ohio, lower
Railway, Fort Worth, Texas, on March 19.
"Recent heavy rain and snowmelt make track repairs as quickly as possible," Cumberland, and Tennessee river bahave caused area rivers to reach histor- she said. "While service on some subdivi- sins," NOAA said. "Additionally, much
ic levels in many locations," she said. sions has already been restored, with speed of the U.S. east of the Mississippi river
"With multiple washouts and high water restrictions in place where necessary, nor- and portions of California and Nevada
on BNSF main lines in the area, several mal train flows in the area are likely not to are at risk for minor flooding." MBN

Scoular to construct $50 million
freeze-drying facility in Nebraska
OMAHA, NEB. - Scoular has announced
plans to invest approximately $50 million toward the construction of a new
105,000-square-foot freeze-drying manufacturing facility in Seward, Neb. The plant
is expected to serve as the foundation for
the company's new freeze-dried pet food
ingredients platform and will be one of the
first facilities in the United States to bring
multiple phases of the freeze-drying manufacturing process under one roof for the
pet food industry, Scoular said.
The facility will be owned and operated by an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Scoular.
"For 126 years, Scoular has invested
in the people of Nebraska," said Paul T.
Maass, chief executive officer of Scoular.
"We are excited to build on this legacy
and advance our strategy with a unique
facility that brings all phases of the freezedrying manufacturing process under one
roof. It was clear to us following an extensive national search that Seward is an
ideal community for us to join and grow
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together. We are excited to begin this process with the people of Seward.
"As the pet food industry has grown and
expanded, so, too, has the need for quality ingredients. Pet owners increasingly
seek protein-rich, nutritious
and convenient products.
Scoular has worked with
pet food partners for years
providing procurement and supply chain
solutions. This facility will provide our pet
food customers a simplified and efficient
ingredient supply chain, while meeting the
fast-growing demand for freeze-dried protein ingredients."
According to Scoular, research shows
that sales for the pet food freeze-dried
market have grown at a 50% compound
annual growth rate over the past five
years.
Scoular said it expects to break ground
on the plant at the Seward/Lincoln Regional Rail Campus in June. Construction is expected to take 14 to 16 months.
Scoular said it hopes to have the facility

operational by the early fall of 2020.
The new plant is expected to create
nearly 100 new jobs, as well as an additional 50 indirect jobs.
Scoular said Seward was chosen for the
location because it met several key criteria, including proximity to raw material
suppliers, customers and employees, as
well as strong community support.
In addition to procurement and sourcing solutions, Scoular offers blending, custom packaging/
repackaging, risk management and logistics services for the pet food industry.
The company offers a broad spectrum
of ingredients from No. 2 yellow corn to
specialized gravy dust mix, proteins and
fats to starches and flours.
A 126-year-old employee-owned company with more than $4 billion in annual sales,
Scoular has more than 100 strategic offices,
grain elevators and processing facilities in
North America, South America and Asia.
The company's more than 1,000 employees
are engaged in the business of buying, selling, storing, handling and processing grain
and ingredients as well as managing transportation and logistics worldwide. MBN
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