City economic development "kicking into high gear"

Sidney's economic development efforts are "kicking into high gear."

Melissa Norgard, economic development director, reported to the Sidney City Council Tuesday on current efforts to promote the city's assets and workforce.

"We have a lot of good stuff going on," Norgard said.

Agri-Plastics of Ontario, Canada, last week officially announced it was expanding its operations to Sidney. The manufacturer is closing a deal with Lukjan Metal Products LLC to purchase roughly half of its 1 Greenwood Road facility.

"They're excited to expand their operations into the U.S. and will begin hiring for var...