Contract is signed for meat processing facility

The Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) has signed a design/build contract with Spokane-based Garco Construction for a new 7,000 square foot USDA livestock processing facility to be built in the Odessa Industrial Park. The OPDA will lease the facility to the Livestock Processors Cooperative Association (LPCA) with a purchase option.

The LPCA was organized in 2010 under the leadership of the Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW) and currently has 62 members. On October 26 of this year, LPCA president Willard Wolf presented an update on the status of the Odessa facility to the Cattle Prod...