Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) many employees will be facing layoffs, in the meantime, some are seeking retraining through the company's strong educational incentive.
b) standardized tests are often used by schools to measure student success; however, they are often criticized as discriminating against minorities.
c) our los angeles office will be closing, therefore; employees must either retire, transfer to another branch, or accept a severance package.

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.