Photo: A Tyson food product is seen in Montpelier, Vt., on Nov. 18, 2011. Tyson, one of the world’s largest meat producers, said Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, that corporate staff at its Chicago and Downers Grove, Ill., locations and Dakota Dunes, S.D., office will start relocating to its headquarters in Springdale, Ark., early next year. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)Tyson Foods will relocate around 1,000 corporate positions from the Chicago area as well as South Dakota to its headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.
One of the world’s largest meat producers said Wednesday corporate staff at its Illinois and South Dakota locations will begin relocating early next year.
The company says consolidation of corporate offices is intended to allow for closer collaboration and no layoffs will accompany the shift. Tyson plans to expand and remodel its headquarters in Kansas.
The parent company of Jimmy Dean and Ball Park products employs about 137,000 workers worldwide. The announcement follows some recent high-profile corporate maneuvers, including naming John Tyson — the great-grandson of the company’s founder — as its chief financial officer.
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