Northern Beef Packers delays paychecks, searching for more funding
The Northern Beef Packers plant in the northern South Dakota city of Aberdeen is delaying worker paychecks because of financial woes. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that employees were told that their paychecks from last week would be delayed until early this week.
Northern Beef issued a statement reading: "Due to ongoing delays with securing additional funding, Northern Beef Packers has notified its employees that payroll will be delayed this week. The company is making every effort to rectify the situation as quickly as possible."