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Country Roads Angel Network Invests in Meat Processing Plant
A Greenbrier County company plans to build a meat processing plant in White Sulphur Springs after being selected as the latest investment from the Country Roads Angel Network. (CRAN)
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThese Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities
As the economies of the Ohio Valley gradually reopen from the pandemic closures, state officials are still reporting hundreds of coronavirus cases each…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Complaints Allege Plant Failed To Protect Workers
This story was updated on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., to include Gov. Beshear’s comments and information about public health inspections at the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOne Worker Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits KY Meatpackers
This is breaking news; this article will be updated.The Kentucky Department for Public Health has confirmed 220 employees at meatpacking plants across…
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Coronavirus Concerns Rise As Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick
As the number of coronavirus cases surge across the country, some meatpacking facilities have beentemporarily shuttered due to workers falling ill to the…
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