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Firm sues Postville meatpackers for overdue bills

BY GRANT SCHULTE • gschulte@dmreg.com •

May 21, 2008

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Waterloo, Ia. – Agriprocessors, Inc. in Postville owes more than $270,000 to a Kansas-based graphic design firm that has decorated packages for hundreds of its meat products, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The lawsuit by Creative Source Group, Inc. seeks reimbursement for allegedly unpaid bills from the kosher meat processor, including some the lawsuit says are more than 60 days overdue.

Creative Source Group has performed graphic design work for Agriprocessors since 2005 as part of a spoken agreement, the lawsuit alleges.

The Overland, Kansas design firm features several of the package designs prominently on its Web site. The “Aaron’s Bestâ€

Hmmmmmmmmm......will Agriprocessors be declaring backrupcy protection to protect the fortune it has already made?