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Tyson building plans pause in Kansas, proceed in Tennessee

Tyson Foods is moving forward with a new chicken production plant in Tennessee, but delaying a possible new plant in Kansas.

Tyson announced they will build a new 300-million dollar chicken production facility in Gibson County near Humboldt.  This is in addition to the expansion of their Union City facility announced in August.  The new project is expected to create 15-hundred new jobs when it opens in 2019.

The Humboldt site will be Tyson’s fifth in Tennessee.  The company says other Tennessee locations they looked at will be considered for further expansion.

Tyson officials say building a chicken complex in Kansas is on hold for now while they move forward in Humboldt, Tennessee.

The new Tennessee facility is expected to produce more than a million birds a week for fresh pre-packaged distribution to grocery stores.