by Mark Carter 1/23/2015 3:37 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. has given $1 million to the Downtown Springdale Alliance, the nonprofit working to revitalize the city's original downtown.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/30/2014 7:12 pm
Politics, white-collar crime, banking acquisitions, Turner Grain and more. Arkansas Business recaps the top 10 stories from the year that was 2014.
by Lance Turner 12/24/2014 10:07 am
Total compensation rose for top executives at Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale in 2014, the same year the company completed its biggest acquisition ever.
by Marty Cook 11/19/2014 1:17 pm
Donnie Smith, CEO and president of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, said Wednesday that it's an exciting time to be in the food business, especially as the company moves forward after its $8.55 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands Inc. of Chicago.
by Marty Cook 7/28/2014 7:22 am
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.
by Marty Cook 7/21/2014 12:00 am
Tyson officially began the process of buying Hillshire Brands Co. of Chicago on Wednesday, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. For Tyson executives, though, the chance to acquire Hillshire’s enviable top-rated brands was irresistible.
by Lance Turner 6/9/2014 11:32 am
Meat producer Tyson Foods Inc. has won a bidding war for Hillshire Brands, the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs, with a $63 per share offer. Both Tyson and Pilgrim's Pride had been bidding of Hillshire. Pilgrim's Pride says it is withdrawing its offer.
by Lance Turner and Marty Cook 5/29/2014 11:44 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale proposes the biggest acquisiton in its history, offering to purchase Hillshire Brands for $50 per share, or about $6.8 billion. The offer comes as Hillshire weighs another merger proposal by Pilgrim's Pride and the purchase of Pinnacle Foods.
by Lance Turner 5/5/2014 7:17 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on reports record second-quarter profit, which rose 124 percent to $213 million from the same time last year.
by Lance Turner 2/5/2014 2:57 pm
Donnie Smith, the CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, and his wife Terry are giving $3.2 million to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
by Lance Turner 1/8/2014 11:38 am
The University of Arkansas will host a panel of economic forecasters for its 20th annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 16.
by Gwen Moritz 12/20/2013 3:48 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. also paid $29.85 million to a Tyson family-owned company for 1 million shares of Class B stock, the newly release proxy reveals.
by Lance Turner 12/10/2013 10:43 am
The Wall Street Journal examines Tyson Foods Inc.'s China operations. The meat processor is working to build more company-owned chicken farms there.
by Lance Turner 6/27/2013 9:27 am
Tyson Foods Inc. CEO Donnie Smith talks about his goals for the world's largest meat processor in an interview with Retail Leader magazine.
by Lance Turner 5/6/2013 7:19 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reports second-quarter net income of $94 million, down 43 percent from the same quarter last year. But the meat processor is expecting a stronger second half of 2013.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/1/2013 1:00 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it has made $40 million in capital investments at four plants in four states that could create as many as 490 jobs.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/1/2013 7:45 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says first-quarter net income reached $173 million, up 11 percent from $156 million during the same quarter last year.
by Lance Turner 12/21/2012 1:50 pm
The salaries of executive of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale remained largely unchanged in 2012, according to the meat processor's annual proxy statement, released Friday.
by Lance Turner 11/19/2012 7:11 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reports a 91 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income, which reached $185 million or 51 cents per share, as the meat processor's chicken segment returns to profitability.
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