Pennington Seed is creating 80 new jobs in Greenfield, Missouri. Over the past year, it has invested about $1 million to build a new mulch facility there. The new hires will supply the expanded plant.

The Missouri Customized Training Program extended Pennington $17,000 towards training the new employees and boosting skills for existing workers.

Pennington has been located in Greenfield since 1978. It produces lawn and pet care products and also works as a retail distributor. It currently has 427 employees in Greenfield.