A Superior Court judge has ordered Mountaire Corp. of Little Rock and two Delaware subsidiaries to pay more than $28,000 in sanctions for repeatedly refusing to provide information in a lawsuit over wastewater violations. read more >
Some, like the hospitality industry, are bracing for a long, slow return to pre-COVID vitality. Others, like the energy sector, see a quicker recovery after the early swoon. Some trends seem baked into expectations, like reliance on home-based employees and the technology they use. read more >
The cattle ranching industry may undergo some changes in the turbulent wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the changes may not include the one cattlemen fear the most: loss of independence. read more >
The Fryar Family Charitable Foundation donates $10 million donation to the University of Arkansas System. read more >
The families of three workers who died after contracting the coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak sued Tyson Foods and its top executives Thursday, saying the company knowingly put employees at risk and lied to keep them on the job. read more >
The 740-acre Rolling Hills Ranch farm sold for $4.2 million at auction this week, Wilson Real Estate Auctioneers Inc. announced Tuesday. read more >
Bob Scott has been named director of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service, effective July 1. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale names Johanna Söderström as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective July 6. read more >
China's decision to ban imports from a single Tyson Foods poultry plant where there was a coronavirus outbreak has raised concerns about the implications on the U.S. meat industry if the action is expanded to other plants. read more >
Since I’m not at all sure any of us have a good grasp on how much our worlds will have been changed by the pandemic, I think of this week’s list as a final snapshot of the old normal that will be valuable when it comes time to document the new normal. read more >
Bad Boy Mowers, the Batesville zero-turn mower maker known for its sports marketing, just refreshed its playbook. read more >
The 33rd annual list of the state’s largest private companies serves as a baseline for pre-pandemic revenue. read more >
Amazon.com Services Inc. of Seattle bought the 81.78-acre tract on the southern edge of the Little Rock Port Industrial Park from the city of Little Rock. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says 13% of its workers who were tested at northwest Arkansas production facilities tested positive for COVID-19. read more >
The city of Flippin has been awarded a $3.58 million grant and received a $775,000 loan to rehabilitate and modernize its wastewater collection system. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale names Dan Turton as senior vice president of global government affairs, effective June 29. read more >
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
It looks like the criminal trial involving four sisters in their 70s who are accused of defrauding the federal government is going to be a big one. read more >
Bridget Fortenberry has accepted a position as the director of human resources at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in Little Rock. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says that it is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice in an investigation into allegations of price-fixing. read more >
