Tri-City Herald

French fry giant deals Eastern WA town another blow. It laid off nearly 400 in October

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. is moving to tear down its french fry plant in Connell, dashing local hopes that another company might take it over and bring fresh industry and jobs to the small city.
AOL

Lamb Weston calls off wrecking crews. What’s changed with $30M Connell french fry plant?

Connell Mayor Lee Barrow is celebrating news that Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. won’t tear down the french fry plant it closed in his small city in 2024. The Eagle, Idaho, frozen potato giant listed it ...
Tri-City Herald

French-fry plant, Costco, Chick-fil-A? Here’s Tri-Cities’ most-read business story of ‘24

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.’s unexpected decision to close its french fry plant in Connell in October was the Tri-City Herald’s most-read business story of 2024, beating out stories about billion dollar ...
Idaho Statesman

A Boise-area french-fry maker slashes jobs and leaves potatoes unused. This is why

Lamb Weston, the frozen french-fry giant with major operations in the Mid-Columbia region of Washington, will lay off nearly 400 workers. Provided by Lamb Weston It’s a tough time for the Boise-area ...