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DIXON, ILL. — Finland-based manufacturing firm UPM Raflatac has opened a 225,000-square-foot label-stock factory located on a 60-acre parcel of land within the Lee County Business Park in Dixon. The $100 million facility has begun operation with approximately 115 workers who are involved in manufacturing, packaging, and distributing the company’s tags and custom labels. In addition to tax incentives from county and local governments, a $4.5 million grant was provided by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to facilitate the company’s entry into the area.