National Steak & Poultry Inc. has laid off 59 employees Friday, April 9th.

The poor economy has struck the Tulsa area once again. Nationl Steak & Poultry Inc. had to cut back because of the poor economy. Nationl Steak & Poultry Inc. is a 30year old company. It’s only headquarters is located in Owasso,Ok.

In December of 2009 they had a recalled over 247,000 pounds of beef products. National Steak & Poultry Inc. was linked to the E. coli virus found in various beef products in six states. Federal Centers for Disease Control claimed at least nineteen people were stricken with the E.coli virus and became ill due the meat products. Loss of 59 more jobs in the Tulsa area does not help the economy in North Eastern, OK.  Other companies are soon to have bigger layoffs in the near future.