JBS’s meat-packing plant in Greeley, Colo., on April 16, 2020. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
JBS, the world’s largest meat-processing firm, announced on June 12 that it will close two of its plants in the United States—a beef production facility in Souderton, Pennsylvania, and a value-added facility in Memphis, Tennessee.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s WARN Notices page, the Souderton plant will be officially closed on Aug. 14, affecting 1,485 workers.
