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

Hundreds of families may be forced to pack up and leave the town of 11,000, heading east to Omaha or Iowa, or south to the meatpacking towns of Kansas or beyond, causing spinoff layoffs in Lexington’s ...

Takeaways from AP's report on a beef plant closure that threatens to unravel a small Nebraska town

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, ...
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What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

All told, the job losses are expected to reach 7,000, largely in Lexington and the surrounding counties, according to estimates from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, shared with The Associated Press.