American seafood company Cannon Fish Co. has announced it is opening a new processing plant in Washington State.
The company has announced it will be opening the new plant on 23 May in Kent, Wash., and is expected to employ 200 people.
“This facility will provide us the ability to reduce costs and control our own production,” said Pat Rogan, Cannon’s president. “It is a game changer for us.”
The company is part of the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA), Community Development Quota (CDQ) corporation serving western Alaska. Larry Cotter, APICDA’s CEO, said the new facility will have a direct impact on seafood industry workers there.
“This facility ties directly to APICDA’s processing plants in Alaska – the Atka Pride Seafoods plant in Atka and the Bering Pacific Seafoods plant in False Pass – and enhances the viability of all three facilities,” Cotter said. “The new facility also demonstrates that CDQ investments benefit communities and states beyond Alaska.”
