How a meatpacking plant changed Garden City and Lamar, …
Oct 30, 2021 · So what made Garden City and Lamar the two finalists to win this sprawling slaughterhouse in the first place? As often happens on the High Plains, it comes back to water.
Four decades ago, a town in Kansas and a town in Colorado ... - HPPR
Oct 25, 2021 · Next door to Jones’ milo field sits the giant, boxy structure that resuscitated Garden City: Tyson Foods’ Finney County beef plant. Inside, more than 3,000 workers — most of them immigrants and refugees — butcher 6,000 head of cattle every day.
How a Meatpacking Plant Changed One Kansas Town 40 Years …
Oct 27, 2021 · So what made Garden City and Lamar the two finalists to win this sprawling slaughterhouse in the first place? As often happens on the High Plains, it comes back to water. Meatpacking plants historically operated in urban centers, such as Kansas City and Chicago.
How a meatpacking plant sent 2 towns down very different economic ... - NPR
Nov 25, 2021 · Well, in 1980, the biggest beef slaughterhouse the world had ever seen opened on the outskirts of Garden City. And the runner-up that Garden City beat out to win the meatpacking plant - that was...
How a meatpacking plant changed one Kansas town 40 years …
Oct 29, 2021 · So what made Garden City and Lamar the two finalists to win this sprawling slaughterhouse in the first place? As often happens on the High Plains, it comes back to water. Meatpacking plants historically operated in urban centers, such as Kansas City and Chicago.
How a meatpacking plant sent 2 towns down very different …
Nov 25, 2021 · Well, in 1980, the biggest beef slaughterhouse the world had ever seen opened on the outskirts of Garden City. And the runner-up that Garden City beat out to win the meatpacking plant - that was Lamar.
A Midwestern Meatpacking Town Welcomes Immigrants
Dec 11, 2013 · Since 1980, when the first slaughterhouse was built in Garden City, Kan., the newcomers have doubled the population to roughly 30,000 and turned a white cow town into a cultural crossroads...
What It’s Like Inside the Cargill Meatpacking Plant in Dodge City
Jun 14, 2021 · The High Plains of southwestern Kansas are home to four major meatpacking plants: the two in Dodge City, plus one in Liberal (National Beef) and another near Garden City (Tyson Foods).
Golden Triangle of Meat-packing - Wikipedia
In 1980, Iowa Beef Packers (known as IBP) opened what was then the world's largest beef packing plant in Holcomb, Kansas, 10 miles (16 km) west of Garden City. The plant employs 3,600 people and slaughters 6,000 cattle every day. The facility is now owned by Tyson Foods. [3]
A Meatpacking Plant Changed One Kansas Town, Left a …
Nov 8, 2021 · Next door to Jones’ milo field sits the giant, boxy structure that resuscitated Garden City: Tyson Foods’ Finney County beef plant. Inside, more than 3,000 workers — most of them immigrants and refugees — butcher 6,000 head of cattle every day.