Tyson Foods’ decision to permanently close its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, and eliminate the second shift at its Amarillo, Texas, facility marks one of the most significant cutbacks in U.S.

In 10 days, nearly a third of the population of a small city in Nebraska will be out of work. Tyson Foods is closing a massive beef processing plant in Lexington, leaving 3,000 people without jobs in ...

A former Tyson plant worker battles the early morning stillness of not getting up for work months later, and another contemplates staying in Nebraska if she cannot find work soon.

LEXINGTON, Neb.(AP) — A small town in rural Nebraska is losing its biggest employer, a Tyson Foods' beef plant, which will be laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of around 11,000 people.

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $1.67 million to support workers affected by Tyson Foods' January closure of its Lexington, Neb., beef plant. The department said the funds would go to the ...

Tyson Foods, Inc. said it is closing permanently its beef processing plant in Norfolk and beef slaughter plant in West Point. Production will be shifted primarily to the company's beef complex in ...