Bass Pro CEO Challenges Ex-Cabela's Execs: Help the Workers

Bass Pro Shops' chief executive said he will match donations by former Cabela's executives and owners to a severance fund for some Cabela's workers who are losing their jobs after Bass Pro bought the rival outdoor retailer.

Bass Pro Shops has said some employees in Sidney, Nebraska, where Cabela's was headquartered, will likely lose their jobs as a result of the $5 billion deal that closed in September. Bass has said it will keep its headquarters in Springfield, Missouri.

Cabela's has been headquartered for decades in Sidney and employed as many as 2,000 people.

Bass Pro said it has already co...