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Tyson Foods to cut 262 employees in South Dakota who opt not to relocate
CHICAGO, June 2 (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) will terminate about 262 employees in South Dakota who chose not to relocate to its headquarters in Arkansas, showing widespread resistance to the move, the company confirmed on Friday.
The layoffs remove some key executives at a time the U.S. meatpacker is seeking to cut costs in the face of easing demand from cash-strapped consumers and high costs for basics like cattle.
Tyson said in October it would relocate all corporate employees from offices in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, along with those in Chicago and Downers Grove, Illinois, to its headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.
The Dakota Dunes office has about 500 employees total, according to the company, meaning only about half agreed to make the move. Tyson said it is “extremely grateful” for those heading to Arkansas.
July 31 will be the last day of work for most of the 262 Dakota Dunes employees opting not to relocate, Tyson said in a letter to South Dakota officials last week. Those being terminated held titles including senior vice president of pork and head of sales for pork and beef, according to the letter.
Tyson last month posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast amid slowing consumer demand.
The company closed two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 workers this year and said in April it would eliminate about 10% of corporate jobs and 15% of senior leadership roles. The corporate reduction was separate from employees leaving the company rather than relocating to Arkansas.
As of Oct. 1, Tyson had about 124,000 U.S. employees, including 118,000 working in non-corporate sites like production plants, according to regulatory filings.
Reporting by Tom Polansek
Editing by Marguerita Choy and Nick Zieminski
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State Sen. Anthony Kern making his way back to Phoenix after icy crash in South Dakota
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State Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, announced on the social media platform X on Sunday that he had left the hospital, about a week after breaking bones and suffering other injuries in a single-car crash in South Dakota.
Kern, who was visiting family, was riding with a friend through a snowstorm when the car hit ice and the driver lost control.
He posted that he was out of the critical stage and making his way back to Phoenix, but he couldn’t fly due to a collapsed lung.
Kern is finishing his first state Senate term after three terms in the state House. This fall, he opted to run for a congressional seat rather than seek a return to the state Capitol but lost the GOP race for Congressional District 8 to Abe Hamadeh.
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Sunday will be warm and breezy
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Partly cloudy skies are expected. A stray shower or two will be possible, but chances aren’t great. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s for much of KOTA Territory.
Wind gusts could range from 30 to 40 mph at times – especially across western South Dakota.
We’ll remain mild all Christmas week with highs in the 40s to near 50°. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will be likely all week long. It could get a little breezy on Christmas Day, but nothing too crazy.
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