According to the US census, there are 1750 manufacturing firms located in Nebraska. The greatest number of those firms were fabricated metal product manufacturing firms 262, followed by food manufacturing firms 254, printing and related support acitivities firms 238, and machinery manufacting 193.
ConAgra foods is located in Omaha, Nebraska. It is a huge food manufacturing company and has annual revenues of over 11.5 billion dollars. ConAgra employs over 25,000 people.
Wikinews has related news: Explosion at ConAgra plant in North Carolina, multiple injuries
On June 9, 2009 at 11:27am ET, the Slim Jim manufacturing plant in Garner, North Carolina was rocked by an explosion that resulted in the collapse of a section of the facility's roof and wall. Three workers were killed while over 40 others - including three firefighters - were hospitalized for burns and exposure to ammonia gases. Though it was eventually determined that the explosion was caused by a natural gas leak ignited in a room with vacuum pumps for sealing the snacks, the mode of transfer (i.e. static electricity, piece of equipment) is unknown. ConAgra spokesman Dave Jackson said someone called the plant just days before the explosion and threatened to start a fire.[6] Police said there was no indication that a threat at the plant was related to the explosion. According to police documents, the threat was not a bomb threat - as some reports may have stated - but a fire threat. Police said an individual threatened to "burn the place down."[23][24]
Reinke Manufacturing is another manufacturing company located in Nebraska. They make self-propelled center pivot irrigation systems
Agriculture mnaufacturing is also big in Nebraska. This graphic shows different areas of ag mfg.
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