Haribo plans include 1,450 jobs, a heliport, museum and fitness center

Haribo of America LLC will likely break ground on its production plant in Pleasant Prairie in 2019, and while it’s going to be dwarfed by that of its northern neighbor, Foxconn Technology Group, the plans still call for an ambitious undertaking.

Earlier this week, the Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission recommended that the village’s board approve a comprehensive plan amendment, zoning map, text amendments and a master conceptual plan for Haribo’s development. The German candy maker plans to develop 136 acres of property at the southwest corner of 120th Avenue and County Highway C in the Kenosha County village.

Read more at the Milwaukee Business Journal.

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