By KERA News & Wire Services
Dallas, TX – Pilgrim's Pride Corp. says it is eliminating 213 jobs by closing corporate offices in Texas and Georgia as part of its consolidation with JBS USA.
The Texas chicken producer said Monday the offices are expected to close within 60 days as most corporate functions move to JBS USA's headquarters in Greeley, Colo.
Brazilian beef producer JBS SA became the world's largest meat maker when it bought Pilgrim's Pride out of bankruptcy last year. Pilgrim's Pride says the closings will affect 158 employees at corporate headquarters in Pittsburg, Texas, and 55 workers at a satellite office in suburban Atlanta.
The company says the job cuts will not affect chicken production.
Dallas paper wins Pulitzer for editorial writing
The Dallas Morning News has won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for an ongoing series about economic disparities between the city's northern and southern sectors.
Editorial writers William McKenzie, Colleen McCain Nelson and Tod Robberson were named winners Monday.
The project, in its third year, was cited for "relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city's better-off northern half and distressed southern half."
Editor Bob Mong praised the project as a rare example of sustained newspaper reporting and said it would continue.
The Pulitzer was the ninth for the Morning News.
Investigators appeal to clues in the death of 5-year-old Austin boy
The Travis County Sheriff's Department in Austin is appealing to the public for help in identifying the killer in the death of a 5-year-old boy.
The body of Julian Soliz was found dumped in a yard Saturday near Austin. Sheriff's detectives say his death is being investigated as a homicide. Autopsy results are still pending.
Dozens of people turned out in Austin last night for a candlelight vigil for the child.
Investigators say the boy was reported missing Saturday morning from an apartment complex. His body was discovered hours later.