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Poultry Firms Ask Judge to Dismiss Ruling Over Watershed Pollution
A group of poultry producers, including Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, are asking a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed. read more >
by Associated Press -
Private Companies See Solid Revenue Growth for 2022
Mountaire Corp. of Little Rock remained the largest private company headquartered in Arkansas as measured by revenue in fiscal 2022. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
8th Circuit Court Ruling Favors Rehab Program
The ruling overturned a $1.6 million class-action judgment in 2020 against Hendren Plastics Inc. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
2021: A Good Year for Big Private Companies
For most of the businesses on this year’s list of Arkansas’ 75 largest private companies, top-line revenue in 2021 was significantly better than in 2019, before any of us had heard of COVID-19. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Poultry Research Yields Scientific Nuggets
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is researching ways to prevent or alleviate a defect called "woody breast" that has become more prevalent since 2014. read more >
by Marty Cook -
MFA Oil Co. Buys Simmons Foods’ Propane Business
MFA Oil Co., a farmer-owned energy supply cooperative, buys Simmons Energy Solutions, the propane business of Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs. read more >
Tyson Foods to Test Benton, Washington County Employees for COVID-19
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will conduct facility-wide testing for COVID-19 at its processing facilities and other operations in Benton and Washington counties. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Doctors Building Getting Some Work Done
A new all-Arkansas ownership and management team has a 21st-century vision for one of Little Rock’s history-making medical buildings, the 1962-vintage Doctors Building in midtown. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Recovery Patients’ No-Pay Work Comes Back to Haunt Hendren
A Washington County judge offered Levi Crowe a choice in 2016: a drug recovery program or jail. It was an easy choice, but Crowe had no idea that recovery would include working full time for no pay. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Super Chickens Reviving Big Name in Poultry
Blake Evans, the last CEO of Peterson Farms before selling all broiler operations to Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs in 2008, has hitched the family legacy to a new partnership: a startup headed by a co-founder of the meal-order service Blue Apron. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Acquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plan, It’s Superchicken!
Matthew Wadiak, co-founder of the meal service Blue Apron, is thinking outside the box — and outside the cage. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Largest Commercial Projects in Arkansas Top $2.1B
This marks the fifth consecutive year that the roster of largest commercial construction projects in Arkansas topped $2 billion. The 2018 list consists of 160 projects around the state that represent a combined dollar total of $2.1 billion. read more >
by George Waldon -
Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation to Examine Poultry Operations
A new council will study the expansion of poultry operations in northeastern Oklahoma as some residents in the region complain of pollution from such facilities. read more >
by Associated Press -
Adult Education Becomes Key to Arkansas Workforce
Through initiatives like WAGE, the state’s Adult Education Centers teach work readiness skills to the unemployed and underemployed. Last fiscal year, 2,000 Arkansans earned WAGE certificates. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Jim Hendren Ends Company’s Contract With Rehab Program
The top Republican in the Arkansas Senate said Tuesday that his company terminated its agreement with a drug rehabilitation program after accusations workers provided by the nonprofit were unpaid. read more >
by Associated Press -
Simmons Foods to Build New $300M Chicken Plant in Benton County
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs said Wednesday that it will spend $300 million on a new chicken facility that will create about 1,500 jobs in Benton County. The company said the facility will produce fresh and frozen chicken products for retail and restaurant customers. read more >
Simmons Foods Hurt by Slight Miscalculation
A “fateful miscalculation” resulted in Simmons Foods Inc.’s missing out on more than $1 million for attorneys’ fees and damages in a lawsuit against its insurance carriers, according to a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Simmons Foods Eyes 78 New Jobs at Siloam Springs
Simmons Foods Inc. on Monday marked the grand opening of its new 72,000-SF ingredient facility in Siloam Springs, a $30 million facility that the company expects will create 78 jobs. read more >
EDA Awards $1.4M in Grants to Northwest Arkansas
The Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce announces a trio of grants totaling $1.4 million to three recipients in northwest Arkansas. read more >