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Tyson Foods to close Eagle Mountain plant, impacting more than 700 Utah workers
KUTV • • business
Key Points:
- Tyson Foods is closing its Eagle Mountain, Utah beef and pork processing plant, resulting in 723 job losses; the facility opened in 2021 after a $300 million investment.
- The closure is part of Tyson's broader restructuring of its beef business amid a historic cattle shortage affecting the industry.
- Tyson will also shut down its Joslin, Illinois plant and is seeking to sell its Pasco, Washington facility, while focusing operations in Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas.
- The company plans to support affected employees by helping them apply for jobs at other Tyson facilities and will increase capacity at its Amarillo, Texas plant.
- The layoffs have already impacted workers and families, with some turning to alternative income sources such as social media to cope with the job losses.
