U.S. Meat Processor To Close Two Aging Factories

Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has decided to close two old meat processing plants in Chicago and Wisconsin and move their operations to more modern prepared foods facilities. About 880 employees will be affected by the shutdowns over the next year. The company says the employees are being encouraged to apply for available jobs at other plants. Factors that led to the decision to close the plants included changing product needs, the costs of renovating the aging factories, as well as the distance of the Chicago plant from its raw material suppliers.