Tyson Foods is investing $350 million on a modern bacon processing plant in Bowling Green, Ky.
The 400,000-square-foot facility is expected to create 450 jobs and production is scheduled to start late next year.
The Springdale-based company said it will have the latest robotics and automated technologies featured in the plant to increase production and worker safety.
"We are excited to be a part of the Warren County and Kentucky communities that will help us continue to provide the iconic Wright brand and Jimmy Dean products our consumers and customers desire," Noelle O'Mara, Tyson's prepared-foods president, said in a written statement.
Kentucky Gov. Andrew Beshear recognized Tyson's latest investment as one of the largest in Warren County's history.
More than 3,900 Kentuckians work for Tyson with an annual payroll of more than $168 million. Tyson operates prepared-foods and poultry operations across the Bluegrass state in Claryville, Albany and Robards.
Tyson said it will be several months before the hiring process begins.