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Armourdale, located in the bottomlands and named for the Armour meatpacking family, was incorporated in 1882.—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026 At the core of their thesis was the idea that many of the geographic linkages that had long bound certain industries to certain regions – like automotive in Michigan and meatpacking in the Midwest – were weakening.—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026 Hundreds of workers at the JBS meatpacking facility in Northern Colorado are going on strike.—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 The strike marks the first walkout at an American meatpacking plant in four decades.—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meatpacking