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Cactus, Texas, location of a JBS meatpacking plant; Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the meat industry in the United States; Porter Jarvis, chairman and president of Swift & Co., 1955–1967; Swift Packing Company building (Sioux City, Iowa), listed in the National Register of Historic Places (demolished) Swift Refrigerator Line
In 2007, JBS went through with a US$225m acquisition of U.S. firm Swift & Company, [12] which was the third largest U.S. beef and pork processor, renamed as JBS USA. It leads the world in slaughter capacity, at 51.4 thousand head per day, and continues to focus on production operations, processing, and export plants, nationally and internationally.
Cactus is a city in Moore County, Texas, United States, located along U.S. Route 287. The population was 3,057 at the 2020 census. [4] "Cactus Texas", a song by Waylon Jennings, is a sketch of Cactus from years past. [5]
Currently JBS USA Holdings, Inc. owns 78.5% of the company. As a result, Pilgrim's Pride closed its corporate offices in Texas and Georgia and moved its headquarters to Greeley, Colorado . [ 21 ] The move caused the former headquarters in Pittsburg, Texas , and a location in nearby Mt. Pleasant, Texas , to cut employment by a total of 160 people.
Shalom TV was renamed JBS on September 24, 2014. [7] In September 2016, JBS became available nationally as a channel on DIRECTV channel 388. [8] JBS launched in August 2017 on Verizon Fios in HD on channel 798. JBS HD launched on August 7, 2018 on Charter Spectrum in New York, California, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio.
By April 21, 237 cases of coronavirus were associated with a JBS plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, according to local health officials. [78] On April 21, local health officials reported that they were investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a JBS plant in Cactus, Texas, in rural Moore County, Texas. The factory is described as a "massive ...
The John Birch Society (JBS) is an American right-wing political advocacy group. [1] Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, [2] [3] supports social conservatism, [2] [3] and is associated with ultraconservative, radical right, far-right, right-wing populist, and right-wing libertarian ideas. [12]
JBS Foods International (JBSFI) engages in the food business internationally, and is the largest meatpacking company in the world. [3] It is a " controlled company " in SEC parlance. JBSFI operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Poultry, and Other.