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   From: goodbye@jobs.com   
      
   PERRY, Iowa -- Tyson Foods will continue streamlining its operations by   
   closing a pork plant in Iowa that employs 1,200 people and eliminating the   
   largest employer in the town of Perry.   
      
   The plant closure will be the second major blow to the town this year   
   coming just two months after a 17-year-old student opened fire at school,   
   killing a sixth grader and his principal as well as wounding six others.   
      
   Tyson announced the plant closure Monday. It comes after the company   
   closed several other plants last year ago and consolidated its corporate   
   operations the year before.   
      
   “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to   
   permanently close our Perry, Iowa pork facility," a Tyson spokesperson   
   said. “We understand the impact of this decision on our team members and   
   the local community.”   
      
   Tyson said it will work with state and local officials to help workers who   
   are losing their jobs, but the company didn't say what severance packages   
   it will offer. Tyson did say it will encourage workers to apply for   
   openings at its other plants.   
      
   “While this decision was not easy, it emphasizes our focus to optimize the   
   efficiency of our operations to best serve our customers,” the Tyson   
   spokesperson said.   
      
   Six years ago, Tyson received $674,000 in incentives from Iowa to help it   
   pay for a $44 million upgrade to the Perry plant.   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2-months-after-school-shooting-iowa-   
   town-losing-108027527   
      
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