Tillamook on track for October facility open in Decatur

DECATUR — The October opening date for the new Tillamook facility is set to be on schedule, according to an email provided by a company spokesperson.

“We are still on track for a fall opening,” the email read.

Tillamook County Creamery Association, based in Oregon, announced in early 2023 that they would be purchasing the former Prairie Farms facility on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive for a new ice cream factory. The company purchased the facility for $2.55 million.

The project will be an approximately $50 million investment and create 45 new jobs. The Decatur City Council approved a redevelopment agreement with Tillamook to demolish a nearby abandoned warehouse for future expansion by the company.

The Decatur factory will be their first outside of Oregon. Tillamook is known for dairy products such as ice cream, milk, and cheese. The company was founded in 1909 in Tillamook County, Oregon. The company first started producing ice cream in 1947.

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Jacob Hamm covers a wide variety of topics across Central Illinois, such as protests, artistic and cultural events, local economic development, and the occasional column.

The Decatur, Ill. native is a 2023 graduate of Richland Community College (AA, Journalism) and a 2025 graduate of Eastern Illinois University (BA, Broadcast Journalism). He returned to Eastern Illinois in the fall of 2025 to pursue a Master's degree in Communication and Media Studies.

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