NEWPORT-ConAgra Foods Inc. is making plans for a new production line to be brought to the Newport location in the coming months.

The Fort Worth, TX, based company closed the Fort Worth plant in November, which produced Ranch Style Beans and VanCamp Beans. The production line for these beans is being brought to the Newport facility in late January or February. The line is expected to begin production in April or May.

Dave Jackson, a representative for ConAgra Foods Inc. in Fort Worth, explained that this will not bring new jobs to this area at this time, but it will give the Newport ConAgra the opportunity for more production and growth.

"The company had the capacity in the Newport plant to bring in this new line rather than making a much larger investment in the Fort Worth facility," said Jackson.

The line will increase production to three million cases of product, which equals eight to twelve cans per case. Construction for the production line will take place inside the facility itself. According to Jackson, the construction is mainly to add new equipment to the plant.