Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb, says he was ‘caught completely off guard’ when he heard that Magnitude 7 Metals in Marston is closing. The abrupt closure leaves close to 500 people jobless. The Republican lawmaker says that the Missouri Department of Higher Education and...
A group of poultry farmers is suing Tyson Foods for shutting down its former chicken processing plant in southeast Missouri’s Dexter last fall. The plaintiffs argue that they invested millions of dollars to build and maintain chicken houses, provide needed equipment,...
Missouri is bracing for a loss of more than 2,200 agriculture jobs around October. Tyson Foods is closing chicken processing plants in southeast Missouri’s Dexter and southwest Missouri’s Noel this month. Alisa Nelson talks to Tim Dunville, with the Missouri...
