'Whole Life Just Came Crashing Down': Lexington Tyson Plant Officially Closes

Tyson Foods beef-processing plant in Lexington officially closes it doors

LEXINGTON, Neb. (KLKN) — It’s a day more than 3,000 workers in Lexington have been dreading: they’re out of a job. The Tyson Foods meatpacking plant closed its doors on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Tyson Foods announces closure of beef-processing plant in Lexington Experts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said the estimated economic impact could exceed $3 billion. The City of...

'Whole life just came crashing down': Lexington Tyson plant officially closes

The closure of the Tyson Foods plant in Lexington has left many former employees seeking assistance and the community facing significant changes, with local leaders and organizations stepping in to provide support.

Tyson shut its Lexington plant last Friday, Nebraska Gov. Pillen confirms

The governor confirmed that Friday was Tyson’s final day of operations at Lexington, shuttering a plant that had employed 3,212 people directly and more than 7,000 when counting indirect jobs.

More than 4,700 Tyson employees in Nebraska, Texas set to be laid off Tuesday

The closure, announced months ago, will leave more than 3,000 workers without jobs

Schumer wants ag secretary to stop Tyson plant closure

OMAHA — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, asking her federal department to "block" the closure of the Tyson beef plant in Lexington.

Tyson's mass layoffs take effect on Tuesday; here's how many will lose their jobs and where

A plant closure in Nebraska and a staffing reduction in Texas are making waves across the beef industry as the moves take effect Jan. 20.