Virginia’s Largest Egg Producer, Dutt & Wagner, to Acquire Assets of North Carolina Based Egg Farm, Parker & Reichman

Virginia’s Largest Egg Producer, Dutt & Wagner, to Acquire Assets of North Carolina Based Egg Farm, Parker & Reichman

Dutt & Wagner of Virginia, Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Parker & Reichman, relating to their commercial production, processing, distribution and sale of shell eggs business. The assets to be acquired include commercial egg production, feed mill, pullet rearing, and processing facilities with current capacity for approximately 600,000 laying hens and 200,000 pullets located near Andrews, North Carolina.

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Weathering Change for 80 Years in Abingdon, VA

Weathering Change for 80 Years in Abingdon, VA

Recently, a plan was proposed by Appalachian Power (AEP) to construct a series of new high power transmission lines to improve the electrical grid in Abingdon and Washington County. While Appalachian Power’s goal was to create a minimally invasive line that does not interrupt any current projects that are underway in the area, the company may not have considered the long term potential and plans of the people, and businesses who work on this prime location off of the busy I-81 corridor.

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