The Little Potato Co. growing out to Wisconsin fields

The Little Potato Co. is forking over more than $20 million to spread its roots to Wisconsin. Officials from the Canada-based company — which specializes in cultivating the petite creamer potato — announced Thursday they will open a U.S. head office and packing facility in DeForest that is expected to employ 130 people by 2019. “Overall it makes a lot of sense because of the jobs it’s going to provide for our community, the stature it provides, and it helps us out to show that we can collaborate … with businesses that will complement The Little Potato Co. and others to come,” said DeForest Village President Judd Blau. More