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Tyson Foods last week confirmed it will close two more plants, one in Jacksonville, Florida, and the other in Columbia, South Carolina.

These are the latest in a string of closures this year for the poultry company.

The jobs, dominated by food handlers and butchers, will be cut when the plant closes effective Jan. 8, 2024.

The company confirmed its Jacksonville, Fla., and Columbia, SC, facilities will soon cease operations.

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is commencing a new season with fresh commissioned works, collaborations, and the addition of new dancers following their recent performances in Seattle, WA, and Tennessee.

Governor Jay Inslee has set aside $1.25 million in emergency funds which is expected to go towards asbestos testing

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces a season of performance, residencies, and exciting community activities that features new works, new productions, and most importantly welcomes new choreographers, dancers, artists, and collaborators to create groundbreaking work that bridges the cultural divide, gives honor and justice to diverse heritage, and amplify the artistic voices seldom heard outside the immigrant community.

The study found local drug users were twice as likely to overdose in the weeks following a drug bust.

A layoff of 219 that occurred in March – but was made public Thursday – brings the number of jobs Abbott cut in Maine to more than 1,000 over the past 2 years.

A tiny credit union in the South Bronx is punching above its weight as an active small business lender, even as banks nationwide brace for a credit crunch. Here’s how.