U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on May 14 joined executives at Liverpool, N.Y.-based Dot Foods Inc. to tout the positive impact being felt in central New York from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which rewrote the nation’s tax laws.
“This company – alongside many others I’ve had the opportunity to meet with across Central New York – has shared that the tax reform bill passed by Congress has enabled economic growth,” the congressman said during the event. “Businesses here in our community and nationwide are investing in our workforce, creating more opportunities for employees, boosting paychecks, and expanding operations.”
In fact, the law that was signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22, 2017 helped Dot Foods to make a nearly $5 million capital investment in its workforce and facilities, Dot Foods company leaders said.
The Dot Foods investment included a more than $2 million renovation project that starts this summer to upgrade the employee break room and redesign office space at the company’s Liverpool facility. It also included a $500 bonus for each employee based locally in New York and nationwide, the executives said.
“We want to thank Congressman Katko for his hard work in passage of the tax reform act,” said Joe Little, New York general manager for Dot Foods, one of North America’s largest food industry redistributors operating in 11 distribution centers across the United States.
“This reform will help us to continue to grow our business and hire additional employees at Dot Foods locations across the country and here in the Liverpool region,” Little said, where the company currently employs 316 people.
Rep. Katko said he supported tax reform in Congress because “after years of recession and stagnant growth, central New York families deserve more than the status quo.”
“I’m proud to stand here at Dot Foods to learn more about how this company is investing in the hardworking men and women who work here,” the congressman added, and “I look forward to continuing to see the positive results of this historic reform throughout central New York.”