JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tyson Foods announced that it’s closing its Jacksonville plant as part of a nationwide cutback.
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The Jacksonville meat-processing plant is one of 8 plant closures that are happening nationwide. The CEO announced his decision to close “older, less efficient plants” to improve capacity at the end of Tyson’s fiscal year-end earnings report.
Tyson filed a notice on Nov. 8 under the Worker Adjustment and Restraining Act that it plans to close the Jacksonville plant on Jan. 8, 2024, eliminating 219 jobs.
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Tyson bought the Jacksonville plant at 5441 W. 5th St. in 2012
U.S. News and World Report said that the other Tyson locations closing are in Columbus, South Carolina; North Little Rock, Arkansas; Corydon, Indiana; Dexter, Missouri; and Noel, Missouri.
Tyson reported that 2023 total sales dropped 0.8% to $52.9 billion, and its adjusted earnings dropped 85% to $1.34 a share.
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