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Rantoul Foods operates a pork processing plant in Rantoul, Illinois, and is one of the largest meat processing plants in central Illinois. [96] The plant's first case of COVID-19 was reported on April 25, 2020. Two days later, health inspectors visited the plant and found that it was not following appropriate infection control measures. [96]
Tyson Foods says it will close its meat processing plant in Emporia employing 800 people. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, said the decision will have a significant impact on the regional economy.
Chicken prices are down. That’s good news for chicken eaters, but bad news for Tyson Foods.
Store Closure: Big Lots closing 19 more stores as retailer navigates Chapter ... Iowa pork-packing plant. The summer closure of the Perry plant was expected to leave 1,276 workers at the city's ...
On April 18, 2020, local health officials shut down a Hormel Foods plant in Rochelle, Illinois, that employed 800 people after at least 24 workers tested positive for coronavirus. [61] On April 21, Hormel announced the closure of three meat processing plants, including its Alma Foods plant in Alma, Kansas.
On October 4, 2024, Clemens Food Group announced that after 123 years in the Lancaster area, the Kunzler plant on 652 Manor Street will be closing on December 7, 2024. 193 employees will lose their jobs. The decision will also make John F. Martin & Sons the last independent meat packing company remaining in the area. [2]
Other Tyson workers, like Ryan Coulter, 27, declined to move. After working at the North Little Rock, Arkansas, plant that closed in early October, in roles that included assessing meat ...
The plant reopened after a 9-day closure. [30] By April 15, 102 workers had tested positive for the coronavirus, and four had died. [31] Outbreaks of COVID-19 have also been found in six other JBS beef processing plants, in Souderton, Pennsylvania; Plainwell, Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Cactus, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; and Hyrum, Utah.