'Ensure that their needs are met': Omaha nonprofit opening food bank in Lexington

The food pantry in Lexington is expected open on Jan. 20, which is the same day the Tyson plant is expected to close.

UNL report outlines Nebraska financial hit from Tyson plant exit

The statewide economic loss, including both direct and ripple effects, is estimated at $3.28 billion a year, according to a ...

Pillen talks NU Regent vacancy, property rights over Lexington Tyson Plant

During a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Pillen discussed the vacancy left behind by Elizabeth O'Connor's resignation from ...

'Ensure that their needs are met': Omaha nonprofit opening food bank in Lexington amid Tyson Foods closure

The food pantry in Lexington is expected open on Jan. 20, which is the same day the Tyson plant is expected to close.
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An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

LEXINGTON, Neb. — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the fear ...
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Agri Stats reaches settlement in antitrust suit brought by meat plant workers

Meatpacking data firm Agri Stats has agreed to change its reporting practices to resolve a lawsuit alleging it conspired with ...

A small town's American Dream is at risk. What happens when its biggest employer shuts down?

Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000. Nearly a third of the town’s population will be out of work, ...

As Tyson leaves Lexington, a church wonders, 'What are we going to do?'

The looming shutdown is already taking a toll on First United Methodist, where nearly half of the church’s Spanish-speaking ...