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One person is dead in a collision between a semi-truck and a car in Johnston County Monday afternoon.
2009: A tough year for job losses
DataPilot: Layoffs in Virginia TRIPLE FIGURES OF WOE Some of the local companies that announced job losses this year of at least triple digits: International Paper a ' 1,460 Smithfield Foods a ' 630 CooperVision a ' 570 Verizon Wireless a ' 450 USAA a '436 Alcoa Howmet a ' 250 U.S. Foodservice a ' 206 Advanced Services a ' 185 Kmart a ' 142 The bad ...
Smithfield Foods Donates 5,000 Pounds of Protein to Southeast North Carolina
Smithfield Foods recently donated 5,000 pounds of protein to Second Harvest Food Bank Southeast North Carolina as part of their Helping Hungry Homes campaign.
Humane Society wants Smithfield to change turkey slaughter methods
The Humane Society of the United States today submitted a shareholder resolution to Smithfield Foods Inc., encouraging the company to switch to a different method of slaughtering turkeys.
Analyst Choice Reviews Equities in the Consumer Goods and Financial Sectors
The Dow slip 0.47%, NASDAQ cut 0.50% and S&P 500 loses 0.55%. This drove us to do research on the following 6 stocks Whirlpool Corp.
Food companies donate to Philabundance drive
Local representatives from Smithfield, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, and Food Network's Chef Jeff Henderson delivered 150,000 servings of protein to Philabundance as a continuation of its "Feeding The Hungry" coast-to-coast tour to donate a total of nearly 20 million servings of protein over the next three years.
Russia widens US pork ban, threatens full shutdown
Russia widened its ban on US pork imports on Thursday, citing the presence of an antibiotic, and the country also threatened to completely seal its borders to pork from the United States.
Isle of Wight to double size of bond issue
By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor Faced with a long list of projects, Isle of Wight county officials are considering more than doubling the amount of money it borrows in an upcoming bond issue.
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Smithfield Foods reports $26 million quarterly loss
Despite lower production costs and a 13 percent reduction in its sow herd, Smithfield Foods reported a second-quarter net loss of $26.4 million, or 17 cents per share.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.: Warming Up or Cooling Off?
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Wall Street Movers, 12/10: Lilly, Gannett,...
The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the Big Board and the Naz.
SmithField Foods Gets Hogwashed
Just because you're in the business of selling food does not automatically insulate you from the recession .
Smithfield Foods Inc. Reports Operating Results
Smithfield Foods Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-11-01. Smithfield Foods, Inc.
County re-elects Pait as chair, Blanks as vice-chair
The Bladen County Commissioners met Monday night in the first meeting of December to cover a long agenda list.A The first was for the board to elect the chairperson and vice-chairperson for 2010.
Smithfield Foods' Post 2Q Loss on Weak Pricing
In this photo made Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen meals are seen on display... In this photo made Monday, Dec.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) Q2 earnings preview
Filed under: Earnings reports , Smithfield Foods , Options , Technical Analysis Smithfield Foods shares are rising today in anticipation of the company's second quarter earnings report tomorrow morning before the markets open.
Hog Producer Smithfield Shares Rise on Upgrade
Shares of Smithfield Foods Inc. rose on Tuesday after an analyst upgraded her rating on the stock just days before its quarterly results are due.
Earnings Preview: Smithfield Foods Inc.
Smithfield Foods Inc. reports results for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday before the market opens.
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Smithfield wants property owner to repair blighted historic farmhouse
Pierceville, a circa-1730s farm at 502 Grace St. in downtown Smithfield's historic district, has seen better days.
Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...
State, regional unemployment rates fall in October to lowest level of 2009
Hampton Roads posted its lowest jobless rate of 2009 in October, catapulting the region to second-best of the country's top 49 metro areas behind only Washington, D.C., the Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday.
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