Springdale Chamber of Commerce

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 >

Tyson Foods Inc. says it will move all executive teams — some 1,000 people — to Springdale early next year, a move that will require it to redesign and expand its corporate office. read more >

Daniel Hintz knows about revitalizing a city’s downtown area and believes a new federal tax program could be just the ticket for Springdale’s budding efforts. read more >

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

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it has eight projects in some stage of development in northwest Arkansas, and that’s not including a planned neighborhood market in Bentonville and a convenience store prototype that recently opened in Bentonville. read more >

Lance Eads, vice president of economic development for the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, hints that an announcement will be made in the next few weeks — the fruit of new interest in the new Walmart Supercenter coming to Elm Springs Road and the current work on Interstate 540. read more >