Page 2 - Steele Station News Today

The Wall Street Journal on Jan. 12 reported another Pilgrim’s Pride of settlement of $110.5 million for alleged price fixing and corruption. This comes after the company last fall announced a plea deal in the Justice Department’s criminal price fixing case. Under that deal, Pilgrims agreed to pay a $110.5 million penalty. That comes to almost $200 million in fines in two years because of alleged management corruption. Residents of Gadsden and Etowah County should keep this corporate culture...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management Agency has set a public hearing at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 for proposed air permits for the proposed Pilgrims Pride rendering plant on Steele Station Road. The City of Gadsden worked with ADEM to find a location — the Downtown Civic Center — for the hearing, according to Gadsden Public Affairs Coordinator Michael Rodgers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ADEM has enacted special public hearing procedures, including changes in the hearing format, s...