A state of economic emergency has been declared in Beaver County after Smithfield Foods, the county's largest employer and one of the largest hog operations in the nation, announced that it is downsizing.
Concerns are rising after Smithfield Foods, the county's largest employer and one of the largest hog operations in the nation, announced that it is downsizing.
The Board of Beaver County Commissioners declared a"local state of economic emergency" Friday in an emergency meeting."Smithfield Foods has announced that part of the problem is the regulations imposed by the state of California, in the processing plant located in California," a member of the board said.
"I deeply empathize with those fellow employees, their families, the contractors, their families," Beaver City Mayor Matt Robinson said in Friday's meeting."All of the affected businesses."
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