Ogdensburg cheese plant sold

Tuesday, I reported on the state-ordered shutdown of the kosher cheese plant in Ogdensburg. The roof was leaking, and the cheese tested high for bacteria. It was a big deal because the place employed 80 people at one point, and was a destination for kosher milk farmers in Jefferson County.

Today we have news Toobro, LLC of Brooklyn has acquired Ahava Foods, the company that owned the plant before the city of Ogdensburg took it over for delinquent tax and utility payments. The company says it’s already “poured hundreds of thousands of dollars” into the facility to re-certify and reopen it.

Tune in for more on this story on All Before Five and tomorrow on The 8 O’Clock Hour. We’ll try to learn more about Toobro, as a google search turns up nothing but “love you too, Bro.”

Tags: economy