Tyson Foods Inc. opened its Incubation Technology Center Wednesday at the corner of East Huntsville Avenue and North Monitor Road in Springdale.
The $31 million, 75,000-SF center has been under construction for about a year and will supply chicks for its northwest Arkansas broiler chicken and Cornish hen operations. It will employ about 35 people.
The Incubation Technology Center will replace the company’s hatchery in Lincoln (Washington County) and the hatchery on Randall Wobbe Road in Springdale.
“This state-of-the-art incubation center allows us to centralize some of our operations so we can be more efficient,” Doug Ramsey, group president of poultry, said in a news release. “It was built with the best technology available and with the highest level of biosecurity in mind, which is best for the overall health of the birds being hatched here.”
The center features high-tech ventilation and internal environmental controls to continually circulate fresh air throughout the building. Robotics, including six robotic arms that will perform repetitive tasks, have been installed to assist with worker safety and improved ergonomics.
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