On Tuesday, Tyson Foods confirmed that as it seeks to cut costs, it will lay off 228 corporate employees in Illinois, should they decline to relocate to the company’s new headquarters in Arkansas.

Tyson said the layoffs will be made up of 177 employees from its downtown Chicago offices, and 51 employees in suburban Downers Grove, Illinois, beginning on July 31.

As of last October, when Tyson issued a statement noting it would be consolidating its corporate offices, the offices had roughly 500 employees overall. Employees resisted, with some already having left to seek jobs with other companies, as the meatpacker grapples with high prices for meat, an easing demand from consumers pinching pennies due to inflation.

Tyson said the 228 layoffs would be made up of those who remain with the company until it closes its Chicago and Downers Grove offices.

The company said, “Those impacted were due to the consolidation of corporate offices.” 

In total, Tyson will layoff about 490 corporate employees out of roughly 1,000 workers, including layoffs at another office in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, all of whom chose to not relocate.

The company has said it believes that in consolidating its employees to its Springdale Arkansas headquarters, it will improve their collaboration and decision-making.

This year the company closed two US chicken plants with nearly 1,700 workers. In April it had stated it intended to eliminate roughly 10% of its corporate positions, and 15% of senior leadership roles.

As of October 1st, Tyson employed roughly 124,000 US workers, including 118,000 who worked in noncorporate positions such as at production plants, according to regulatory filings.