Photo: #Business continues as usual at the Swift and Co. plant in Worthington. The facility is being sold to a Brazilian company as part of a $1.4 billion deal.
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Business continues as usual at the Swift and Co. plant in Worthington. The facility is being sold to a Brazilian company as part of a $1.4 billion deal. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil)

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After the Swift raid


Six months after the immigration sweep through the Swift plant, life in Worthington has returned to normal for most, but not all of its residents.

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  • Jerry Fiola: Director of community education for the Worthington school district. His office also was responsible for distributing United Way funds after the federal raids of the Swift plant.

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