Tyson Foods 3Q Profit Climbs 4.4 Percent, Will Sell Chicken Business in Brazil, Mexico
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith said that while its Brazilian and Mexican chicken business was a good one, it hasn't had "the necessary scale to gain leading share positions in these markets."

Tyson Foods 3Q Profit Climbs 4.4 Percent, Will Sell Chicken Business in Brazil, Mexico

by Marty Cook
12 hours ago

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, reporting a record third-quarter profit and the sale of new stock and other equity, also said it is selling poultry operations in Brazil and Mexico in order to help pay for its acquisition of Hillshire Brands Co. of Chicago.
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Arkansas Business Presents the 2014 Power List

20 hours ago

Arkansas Business introduced “The Power List” in 2006, and after updating it annually for a few years, we decided to spread it out. That means there have been a lot of changes in 20 industries and professions since our last installment in 2011, so we've been doing a lot of rounding up of resumes and photos in the last few weeks.
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Crystal Bridges Names New Curators

Crystal Bridges Names New Curators

6 hours ago

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced the promotion of two staff members to curator and the hiring of a third curator.
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Arkansas Attorney General Asks to Help Defend Drilling Tax Break

Arkansas Attorney General Asks to Help Defend Drilling Tax Break

9 hours ago

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel wants to defend in court a $5 million tax break the Legislature gave the natural gas industry after the state's top finance official said the exemption was unconstitutional.
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The List Arkansas Public Companies

Ranked by net income in most recent fiscal year. All figures in millions except earnings per share and annual dividend.

Rank Name FY 2013 Net Income or Loss
1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 15,918,000,000
2 Murphy Oil Corp. 1,123,473,000
3 Tyson Foods Inc. 778,000,000
4 J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. 342,000,000
5 Dillard's Inc. 323,671,000

Executive Q&A

Big River Steel's John Correnti on Government's Role in Private-Sector Projects? 'Stay Out'

John Correnti, chairman and CEO of Big River Steel LLC, has more than 40 years of experience in the steel industry. Big River Steel, a $1.3 billion project, is being built in Mississippi County near Osceola. It's expected to employ more than 525 workers with average yearly compensation of $75,000. Read more >