Simmons Foods
Leadership, Legacy, and a Little Football at Northwest Arkansas Council Annual Meeting
University of Arkansas Chancellor Charles Robinson took a moment at the meeting to address a Razorback coach rumor. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Poultry Farmers Navigate End of Contracts, Bankruptcy Fallout
Some northwest Arkansas farmers are scrambling in the wake of news from poultry companies like Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale and Cooks Venture of Decatur (Benton County). read more >
by Marty Cook -
Cooks Venture Expands Executive Team With New Sales, Operations Hires
The company has added executives from the Australian poultry producer Ingham's and the New Jersey-based startup Do Good Foods. read more >
Simmons Foods Announces $100M Expansion in Van Buren
The project will create 100 new jobs. read more >
Natural Capital Adds 850 Affordable Units
Natural Capital’s new commercial real estate entity wears its heart in its name, Heartland Affordable Housing. But the private investment group’s motives aren’t just altruistic. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Historic Fayetteville Home Sold
A Fayetteville home designed by architect Edward Durell Stone in 1949 sold for more than $1.1 million. read more >
Council Pushes Passage of Sales Tax (Again)
Keeping northwest Arkansas’ infrastructure projects funded is crucial to the area’s continued growth. That was the familiar refrain heard at the Northwest Arkansas Council’s annual meeting Wednesday. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Limits Few for $300M Simmons Foods Project in Decatur
When Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs decided a few years ago to start from scratch to increase its fresh and frozen chicken production, Simmons bought 800-plus acres for $14 million and then went about designing what COO David Jackson called a “50-year investment.” read more >
by Marty Cook -
Todd Simmons Installed as Chair of National Chicken Council
Todd Simmons, CEO of Simmons Foods in Siloam Springs, was installed as the chairman of the National Chicken Council. read more >