Butterball, one of the largest producers of turkey products in the United States, announced that it is investing a combined $8.7 million and creating a total of 360 new jobs within three years in two processing facilities in Northwest Arkansas. The expansion includes a $4.7 million investment in Ozark where the company will create 160 jobs and a $4 million investment in Huntsville where it will create 200 new jobs.

Farbest Foods, Huntingburg, Ind., began moving dirt in the Vincennes Industrial Park in Vincennes, Ind., for its new turkey processing plant. The 227,000-square-foot plant will initially employ 360 people, and is expected to begin production in January 2014.