Unlike trendy new condominiums along the High Line or in the Meat Packing district a few blocks away that are attracting foreign buyers, most of those looking at the West Building are New Yorkers, familiar with the Chelsea neighborhood, Mr. Lansill said, and some prospective buyers only want to look at the old building.

WSJ: Condos Blend Old With New

Think of Manchester's warehouses or Manhattan's meat-packing district, now converted into clubs and trendy lofts.

ECONOMIST: Business in America

Since an immigration raid in May, the nation's largest kosher meat-packing plant has been scrambling to fill hundreds of jobs.

NPR: At Iowa Meatpacking Plant, New Workers Complain

Starting from quite humble roots in real estate and later meat-packing, he is now one of the richest men in Mexico.

BBC: Working Lives Mexico

But just as they did, meat-packing companies started raising their own pigs.

NPR: Family Farms Lose Out on Upswing of Pork Exports

BSE-infected cows through beef-eating and meat-packing, has been suggested.

ECONOMIST: Disease

The St Merryn plant in Merthyr Tydfil is the largest single meat processing and packing plant in the UK, according to Vion which described its decision to sell as not easy but essential.

BBC: Vion announces UK sell-off leading to job fears

More than 100 jobs will be created in Hull after a meat processing company announced plans to open a new packing plant.

BBC: Cranswick Country Foods