A bombshell hit Plainview on Jan. 17 with the announcement from Cargill Meat Solutions of the closing of the company’s Plainview plant and the loss of 2,000 jobs.
Adding to the uneasiness in Plainview was the White Energy ethanol plant in Plainview, which had gone idle in early January.
Admirably, White Energy is keeping the 45 workers at the ethanol plant employed, with their focus being shifted from production to plant cleaning and maintenance during the time the plant is idled.