Court gives Pilgrim’s Pride approval to get shareholder vote on salePITTSBURG, Texas — Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Thursday a court has given approval for the company to ask shareholders to vote on its sale to Brazilian beef producer JBS SA. Pilgrim’s Pride gets approval from FTC, Department of Justice for its deal with JBS SAPITTSBURG, Texas — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have cleared the way for its deal with Brazilian beef producer JBS SA, which would help pull the chicken producer out of bankruptcy. Detectives search San Francisco Bay-area properties for more evidence in kidnapping casePITTSBURG, Calif. — Detectives searched properties in three San Francisco Bay area communities as part of their investigation into a girl’s 1991 kidnapping and any other unsolved crimes. Reports: Pilgrim’s Pride nears $2B sale to Brazilian beef producer JBS but both companies mumPITTSBURG, Texas — Media reports say beleaguered chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. is nearing a sale to Brazilian beef producer JBS SA for $2 billion. Police: No connection between Dugard kidnap suspects and unsolved 1990s prostitute slayingsPITTSBURG, Calif. — Police in the Northern California city of Pittsburg say they have found no evidence to connect kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido or his wife to several unsolved murders. Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride, now in bankruptcy, posts narrower 2nd-quarter lossPITTSBURG, Texas — Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said Thursday its second-quarter loss narrowed as costs declined in its chicken business. |