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Jarratt

Dec 31, 2024

Greensville ‘bouncing back’ after Boar’s Head plant closure

Nearly three months after Boar’s Head shut down its Jarratt plant, North Carolina-based Carolina Structural Systems announced Nov. 25 that it would spend $5.5 million to build a manufacturing site for custom trusses and similar products in Greensville County, adding 58 jobs. The county’s economic development director, Natalie Slate, calls the announcement a good start […]

An aerial view of the Boar's Head processing plant that was tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak Aug. 29 in Jarratt. Photo courtesy AP Photo/Steve Helber
Sep 13, 2024

Boar’s Head to indefinitely shutter Va. facility tied to fatal listeria outbreak

Deli meat company Boar’s Head Provisions Co. is indefinitely shutting down its meat production facility in Jarratt, the source of a listeria outbreak that killed at least nine people and hospitalized 57 others. The plant has not been operating since late July. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened an investigation on July 19. […]

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