Tyson Foods to close Eagle Mountain plant, impacting more than 700 Utah workers

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    "title": "Tyson Foods to close Eagle Mountain plant, impacting more than 700 Utah workers - KUTV",
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    "excerpt": "EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (KUTV) - More than 700 Utah workers are set to lose their jobs as Tyson Foods prepares to close its Eagle Mountain facility, a plant that opened just five years ago following an investment of about $300 million. A filing made Thursday with the Utah Department of Workforce Services shows 723 employees at Tyson Fresh Meats in Eagle Mountain will be affected by the closure. Tyson announced Thursday that it will end operations at the case-ready beef and pork facility as part of a broader restructuring of its beef business. The Eagle Mountain plant opened in 2021. Before construction, Tyson said it planned to invest about $300 million in the facility and projected an annual local payroll of $44 million. Five years later, the company is preparing to shut it down. The impact is already being felt by workers and their families. One woman whose family was affected posted about the layoffs on Instagram, offering support to others who received the news. “To the 100s of families including ours who lost jobs yesterday I am so sorry,” she wrote. She said the loss of employment has led her to look for another way to help support her family. “For our family I’m trying to make an income off of social media,” she wrote. “From a small creator to you making an income off social media for us would be life changing.” Tyson said the closure is part of an effort to consolidate...",
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