Rebekah Schouten is a digital media editor for both Bakingbusiness.com and FoodBusinessNews.net, sister publications of World Grain. She joined Sosland Publishing Company in 2015 after serving as a production editor at a newspaper syndicate and a proofreader at a real estate company. Schouten received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio.
LOWELL, MICHIGAN, US — King Milling Co., Michigan’s largest flour miller, on April 10 celebrated the completion of the latest expansion of its flour milling complex. The $47 million project, which began in 2022 and was completed this winter, involved erecting the mill as well as two slipform concrete wheat storage bins that are attached to it. A full report on the new mill will appear in the May issue of World Grain.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, US — Millers, suppliers and allied industries from across the globe gathered for the 128th International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Conference & Expo from April 15-19 in Salt Lake City. From the opening reception through the awards banquet, attendees were treated to connections, education, equipment and celebrations of the milling industry.