Chicken Crosses The Road...And State Lines: Tyson Foods To Leave Chicago, South Dakota

Tyson Foods (TSN) on Wednesday announced it would leave Chicago and South Dakota areas. The company said it aims to move nearly 1,000 employees to its global headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, starting early next year.

Tyson, which employs about 137,000 workers, said the transition is an effort to increase efficiency and "enable faster decision making."

"Bringing our talented corporate team members and businesses together under one roof unlocks greater opportunities to share perspectives and ideas, while also enabling us to act quickly to solve problems and provide the innovative products solutions that our customers deserve and value," Donnie King, the company's president and CEO, said in a statement.