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Investment Group Buys Foster Farms; Former Tyson CEO Named Top Exec
The California-based poultry company has a national footprint that includes facilities in Arkansas. read more >
Apply Now for Arkansas Business’ Executive Leadership Academy
Arkansas Business will host its first virtual Executive Leadership Academy this fall. Applications are now open and the deadline to apply for the program is July 31. read more >
Movista CEO Stan Zylowski to Host Executive Leadership Academy Reception
Movista co-founder and CEO Stan Zylowski is scheduled as the featured speaker for the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy opening reception on Aug. 20 in Bentonville. read more >
Walmart’s John Furner Among Speakers at Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Walmart US CEO John Furner and J.B. Hunt Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Shelley Simpson are among the executives scheduled to speak as the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy expands into northwest Arkansas this fall. read more >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Arkansas Business Concludes 2018 Executive Leadership Academy, Sets 2019 Dates
Leaders from a mix of business, nonprofit and policy sectors concluded the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy on Oct. 26. read more >
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Shorter Public Companies List Reveals Top, Median Pay
Much about this year’s rankings of public companies and their highest-paid executives by total compensation is typical. But there is something new: data on the median employee compensation of most of the state’s publicly traded companies. read more >
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Updated: Oren Paris III Sentenced to 3 Years for Kickbacks
Oren Paris III, the former president of Ecclesia College in Springdale, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal involving kickbacks on state grants. read more >
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Nazaru’s Toyin Umesiri: Foreign Trade More Helpful than Foreign Aid
The former Walmart exec and founder of Nazaru LLC hopes to increase trade with Africa, a continent she knows well. read more >
Gleason, Thompson to Headline Executive Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors have an opportunity this fall to learn from some of the most successful and recognizable business names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Tyson Foods CEO Gets $8.9M in Total Pay in 2017
Tyson Foods Inc. CEO and President Tom Hayes nearly doubled his pay in his first full year in charge of the Springdale company. read more >
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Wal-Mart’s Marc Lore Blows Top Off Exec Compensation List
The word “outlier” was invented to describe things like the top entry on this week’s list of the highest-paid executives employed by public companies in Arkansas. read more >
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New CEO Tom Hayes Leads Tyson Foods’ Annual Meeting
Just three days after reporting record first-quarter profits, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale held its annual shareholders meeting at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Springdale. read more >
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Update: Tyson Foods 1Q Beats; Company Reports SEC Subpoena
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reports better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit. It also said it received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. read more >
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Price-Fixing Lawsuit Triggers More Litigation Against Tyson
A lawsuit alleging a massive price-fixing conspiracy involving Tyson Foods Inc. and other chicken producers has sparked more litigation against the Springdale meat producer. read more >
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Incoming Tyson CEO Tom Hayes Earned $4.6M in 2016
Incoming Tyson Foods Inc. CEO Tom Hayes earned $4.6 million in compensation from the company in 2016, according to Tyson's proxy filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Former Hillshire Exec Tom Hayes to Become Tyson Foods CEO
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Monday that Tom Hayes, its president and a former executive with Hillshire Brands Co., will succeed Donnie Smith as CEO on Dec. 31. read more >
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At Conference, Tyson Foods Touts Stable Earnings, Sales Growth
Tyson Foods Inc. executives told investors at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference last week that the company is aiming for single-digit growth in fiscal 2017. read more >
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Wal-Mart’s McMillon Tops Compensation List of 100 Arkansas Public Company Execs
C. Douglas McMillon, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has returned to the No. 1 spot on the annual list of executive compensation at publicly traded companies headquartered in the state. read more >
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Mike Malone Stepping Down As Northwest Arkansas Council CEO
Mike Malone announced he will leave the Northwest Arkansas Council where he has served as president and CEO of the nonprofit since 2006. read more >
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