Held ‘hostage’ no longer: Tyson to give up empty Cherokee plant

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Des Moines Register: A running dispute between local officials in Cherokee and Tyson Foods may be resolved after the company offered to walk away from its empty meat processing plant there. In the wake of criticism that Tyson was holding onto the vacant building to squeeze out competition, the company offered to pay nearly $400,000 to buy out its lease, which doesn’t expire until 2020.