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News Breaks | | | | March 15, 2013 | | 05:40 EDT |  | SFD | Smithfield Packing to close Landover, MD plant, 175 employees affected
Smithfield Packing, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods announced that it plans to shift bone-in ham production from its Landover, Maryland, plant to its facilities in North Carolina and Kentucky, and then permanently close the Landover plant by early fall. Closing the Landover plant will affect about 175 hourly and salaried employees. Some employees will be offered transfers to other Smithfield Packing facilities, and the company also will negotiate with United Food and Commercial Workers union officials regarding other potential opportunities related to this transition. | |
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| May 15, 2013 | | 10:13 EDT |  | SFD | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:25 EDT | | SFD | Smithfield Foods downgraded to Hold from Buy at BB&T
BB&T downgraded Smithfield Foods due to valuation. | | | May 10, 2013 | | 12:11 EDT |  | SFD | U.S. red meat, poultry production seen higher than year ago
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