US: Tyson to shut plant with 580 jobs lost
By: just-food.com | 27 March 2009
Tyson Foods is closing a processed meats plant in Oklahoma in a bid to "improve operational efficiency", with the loss of 580 jobs.
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Tyson Foods is closing a processed meats plant in Oklahoma in a bid to "improve operational efficiency", with the loss of 580 jobs.
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