Michael Hicks

Takeaways from the AP report on closing a beef plant that threatens to destroy a small Nebraska town

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Takeaways from the AP report on closing a beef plant that threatens to destroy a small Nebraska town

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A small town in rural Nebraska is losing its largest employer, a Tyson Foods beef plant that will lay off 3,200 workers next month in a town of about 11,000. Lexington, Nebraska is expected to lose hundreds of families who will be forced to relocate in search of another job. The … Read more

The small town American dream is in jeopardy. What happens when the largest employer closes?

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The small town American dream is in jeopardy. What happens when the largest employer closes?

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a chilly day after mass at St. Ann’s in rural Nebraska, worshipers filed into the basement and sat in folding chairs, their faces barely hiding the fear that gripped their town. A hood hung over the room, just as it did during the holidays in Lexington, Nebraska. “Suddenly they tell … Read more