New facility, planned to be up and running in late 2027, is expected to strengthen regional demand for dairy production.

Excitement is building around the Daisy Brand dairy processing plant rising along Highway 30 in Boone, a project expected to do more than create jobs or add another food manufacturing facility in Iowa.

Supporters say the development could help spark long-term growth in Iowa’s dairy industry itself, increasing demand for new local dairies, expanded feed production and...