Dacon Corporation has completed construction on a 135,000-square-foot facility for Monogram Foods within Creek Brook Park in Haverhill, MA. Paradigm Properties is the owner and developer.

Memphis, TN-based Monogram’s portfolio entails 10 meat snack brands spanning hot dogs, sausages, beef jerky and bacon along with the Butterball licensed line.

This facility’s design has six areas – freezer, cold storage, cool dock, dry goods storage, production and offices – configured for ease in employee access. Process engineering includes a state-of-the-art ammonia refrigeration system, while loading-dock areas and parking have been configured to maximize a restricted site plan.

Monogram, Paradigm Partners and Dacon marked the project’s completion by partnering with Groundwork Lawrence to build a $20,000 community service project. Elements of the “Growing Community” program will provide 40 Groundwork Lawrence participants with $100 in Market Basket gift cards, $100 in Groundwork Farmer’s Market gift cards and a cooking and nutrition class. In addition, to encourage long-term food sustainability, the partners will purchase 525 plants for Groundwork Lawrence’s 12 community gardens and will provide a stipend to winterize a greenhouse.

Groundwork Lawrence is a nonprofit civic organization that focuses on environmental improvement, fresh food access, youth/adult education and employment initiatives to cities north of Boston.