The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance held a press conference at 1:30 pm Wednesday to announce new jobs.

The announcement included details of a $140 million capital investment from Monsanto (DeltaPine) in Lubbock with 40 new full-time jobs plus some part time jobs.  It will be a cotton processing plant near the airport.  Construction should be complete by 2017. 

The live event is over.  Use the video link to see a replay.