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Demand for poultry leads to expansion of local plants

A paving crew works at the intersection of Thompson Bridge Road and Hubert Stephens Road Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, building a new entrance into Fieldale Farms. The plant is expanding its Murrayville processing plant, which could bring at least another 100 jobs by early spring 2019. - photo by Scott Rogers

12182017 Fieldale 1.jpg — A paving crew works at the intersection of Thompson Bridge Road and Hubert Stephens Road Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, building a new entrance into Fieldale Farms. The plant is expanding its Murrayville processing plant, which could bring at least another 100 jobs by early spring 2019. - photo by Scott Rogers

Hall County’s longtime poultry industry isn’t slowing down in the wake of widespread growth in other business sectors.