Pellet mill coming to Maricopa
by Jim Headley | inMaricopa
Sacate is moving its mill from Laveen to Maricopa. Photo by Kyle Norby
Sacate Pellet Mills Inc. is relocating its main pellet processing plant to Maricopa.
Sacate, now located in Laveen in southwest Phoenix, has been forced to move due to major road construction, the 202-connection project. The main problem in Laveen, where Sacate employs 75 people, is encroaching housing and traffic congestion.
The new Maricopa facility, which is being built in phases, will employ about eight workers at the completion of phase 1 but is expected to eventually grow to exceed 75 employees, according to a Project Narrative presented to the Maricopa City Council that was written by Olsson and Associates of St. Louis, Missouri.
