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Tyson Founder, Warren Stephens to Join Arkansas Business Hall of Fame

by Arkansas Business Staff – 6 days ago
Tyson Founder, Warren Stephens to Join Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame's 2019 inductees are Claiborne P. Deming of Murphy Oil, the late Joe M. Steele of Steele Canning and Springdale Canning, Warren A. Stephens of Stephens Inc. and the late John W. Tyson of Tyson Foods.

The late founder of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale and the CEO of Stephens Inc. of Little Rock are among the latest inductees to the University of Arkansas' Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
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UAMS Awarded $3.29M to Reduce Obesity Rates

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The Department of Family & Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock has received a $3.29 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for a five-year project to reduce obesity, increase physical activity and improve nutrition in Arkansas, especially in the Delta.
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UA Names Cherie Rachel Senior Director of Corporate, Foundation Relations

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Cherie Rachel has been named senior director of the University of Arkansas' Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations.
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