LINCOLN, Neb.—About 400 Premium Protein Products workers who have been off the job since June will remain on furlough for at least two more weeks.
A recorded phone message notified workers of the latest furlough extensions. Company officials did not immediately respond to a message The Associated Press left on Wednesday.
The company specializes in providing beef, pork and chicken with a verified source.
Premium Protein has its headquarters and a processing plant in Lincoln; its slaughterhouse is in Hastings. Those plants will remain closed at least until Nov. 17.
Private equity firm Matlin Patterson in New York is the majority owner of the company.
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