Doug Sprouse

Cargill will shut down its Springdale turkey plant on Aug. 1, cutting 1,000 jobs, but local leaders, state officials, and Cargill are working to help affected workers find new employment in northwest Arkansas’ strong job market. read more >

The regional economic impact would include additional jobs in health care, education and construction. read more >

Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. of North Little Rock dedicated a 2.7-megawatt solar energy plant in Lincoln on Friday. read more >

The 14 larger Arkansas cities receiving nearly $209 million in federal pandemic recovery funds aren’t looking a gift horse in the mouth — even one that comes with 150 pages of riding instructions. read more >

Walmart Inc. of Bentonville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen its new contact center at the site of a former Sam’s Club on South Thompson Street in Springdale. read more >

An undercount could hurt all Arkansans in a couple of ways — first, by understating their political significance and leaving them underrepresented in Congress, and second, by preventing them from benefiting from all the taxpayer-supported programs to which they’re entitled. read more >

Springdale hopes to build on recent efforts to reinvigorate its downtown. read more >

John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., and Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse broke ground Thursday on the future site of a $31 million incubation center that will deliver hatching operations for the company's broiler chicken business. read more >

The city of Springdale’s master plan calling for rejuvenating its downtown is estimated to be about $20.5 million in improvements, coinciding with the opening of the Razorback Greenway trail later this year. read more >

Recent sales activity indicates that interest in revitalizing downtown Springdale is growing. read more >

New hires, promotions and awards for the week of July 16, 2012. read more >