Smithfield shelved a $100 million expansion of the Morrell plant in Sioux Falls after buying a rival meatpacker, but a company official says that expansion still could take place at some point. As for the John Morrell plant, company officials say no near-term cuts are expected. Earlier this year, Smithfield announced plans to close a plant in Kansas City. Smithfield also laid off about 450 workers at the John Morrell plant in Sioux City and closed a Morrell meatpacking operation in...

It sat empty for about a year until Smithfield Foods, the meat processor, decided to lease about 30 percent of the space. It's the latest deal to illustrate how the region's industrial property market has gained favor with investors after being beaten down by the busted tech sector in the early 2000s. The hope of a bright future follows several dark years at the Clayton facility, which is almost equidistant from Interstates 95 and 40. Continued population growth in the Southeast has...

Unlike other hunter-based programs that focus solely on donated venison, Eastview Christian Sportsmen based at Eastview Christian Church in Normal and Gridley Meats are building on an effort the processing plant launched earlier to ship donated pork to where it s needed most. Unlike other hunter-based programs that focus solely on donated venison, Eastview Christian Sportsmen based at Eastview Christian Church in Normal and Gridley Meats are building on an effort the processing plant...

Editor's note: This is the first in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for development of vaccines to head off the threat of an influenza pandemic posed by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The series puts advances in vaccine technology in perspective by illuminating the formidable barriers to producing an effective and widely usable vaccine in a short time frame. Despite recent encouraging news from several clinical trials, the scientific and financial and political hurdles to...

While most Mexican food is made from a small list of staple foods, endless variety is created from a complex tradition of chile-based sauces, or "salsas. A tortilla with beans is perhaps the most authentic Mexican dish -- if it's the right kind of tortilla, properly prepared, with the right kind of beans. Azul's dedication to authenticity influences everything from the extensive tequila list to the unique house salsa made from roasted tomatoes and dried chiles. The meat could be a chicken...