Bass Pro Shops offering buy outs to Cabela's employees

Bass Pro Shops is offering buyouts to Cabela's employees at its former headquarters in Sidney, Nebraska.

Employees have until March 1 to accept an offer from Bass Pro that would let them leave on their own accord and receive bonuses of up to $40,000, The World-Herald reported. This comes after Bass Pro Shops purchases Cabela's for $4 billion last year.

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The offer for employees includes two weeks of pay per year of employment at the company and a considerable bonus, according to The World-Herald.

The headquarters for both companies will be in Springfield, Missouri.

Both Bass Pro and Cabela’s have a big presence in this region. Cabela’s has a 70,000-square-foot store at 5500 Cornerstone North Blvd., in the Cornerstone at Centerville development off exit 7 of Interstate 675 near Wilmington Pike, and a location in West Chester Twp. The stores employ about 130 employees.

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