Hale County's economic woes continue with an unemployment rate of 12.3 percent, signaling major problems following the closing of the Cargill Meat Processing Plant in Plainview.
On Thursday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Plainview Mayor Wendell Dunlap talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about how Plainview is faring now after the idling of the Cargill meat processing plant.
The closing of a South Plains meat packing plant might benefit a South Dakota slaughterhouse.
On Friday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Plainview ISD superintendent Ron Miller talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about how the closing of the Cargill meat processing plant has affected the school district.
On Monday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Plainview Mayor Wendell Dunlap spoke with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about how the closing of the Cargill meat processing plant has affected the city.
On Friday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Michael Martin, Director of Communications for Cargill Meat Solutions, talked with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about the recent closing of the Cargill Plant in Plainview.
The Cargill Meat plant in Plainview announced Thursday morning it will idle its plant on February 1, 2013.
The facility will be near an existing Cargill Cattle Feeders location. The community will gain 37 permanent jobs as a result of the new location.
