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Tyson shutters chicken plants in Arkansas and Virginia
Tyson Meals will shut two poultry crops in Arkansas and Virginia as the corporate lays off almost 1,700 employees, the Wall Road Journal reported.
The massive image: The closures are half of a bigger effort to enhance operations and optimize capability at every plant, Tyson mentioned in an announcement.
Particulars: The 2 crops — positioned in Van Buren, Arkansas and Glen Allen, Virginia — had been notified Monday, the Journal studies.
- The Arkansas plant has almost 1,000 employees whereas the Virginia plant has almost 700 employees.
- The corporate has about 124,000 staff within the U.S. in keeping with its most up-to-date annual securities submitting.
What they’re saying: “The present scale and incapability to economically enhance operations has led to the tough choice to shut the amenities,” Tyson mentioned.