A tax preparer who had an office in North Little Rock pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to defraud the IRS in connection with diverting more than $11.5 million intended to help farmers who had been discriminated against. read more >
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has been awarded a $500,000 Arkansas Meat and Poultry Processing grant to expand and improve laboratory space devoted to livestock research. read more >
A group of 10 forms this week’s line of million-dollar real estate transactions, all in Pulaski County, beginning with a west Little Rock grocery. read more >
Fourth-generation Brinkley farmer Jim Carroll admits 2020 was a tough year for farmers, but says he’s “tickled to death” about proving new uses for soybeans. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale will use mobile health clinics and support staff to provide its employees information about and access to the COVID-19 vaccines. read more >
Butterball of Garner, North Carolina, says it will invest $8.7 million to expand two Arkansas turkey processing facilities, creating a combined 360 jobs over the next three years. read more >
A U.S. District Court judge recently awarded $1.6 million to a North Little Rock company after the company it sued failed to talk to its own attorneys or be involved in court proceedings. read more >
Tyson Foods is battling multiple civil lawsuits in Iowa filed by family members of employees who died of COVID-19 causes. read more >
An affiliate of Property Resource Associates of Wellington, Florida, sold its 232-unit apartment project in west Little Rock. read more >
Bryan Mader has been promoted to assistant professor and health specialist at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture-Cooperative Extension Service in Little Rock. read more >
As state officials begin accepting applications for processing and transport licenses in the growing medical marijuana industry, executives on the cultivation side expressed doubt that processing will generate much business. read more >
Peco Foods of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, announces a companywide realignment amid changing customer needs and economic conditions that will mean more activity at the poultry firm's Pocahontas plant. read more >
Fourth-generation farmer Jim Carroll of Brinkley says the United Soybean Board's goal has been to get the biggest bang for farmers’ checkoff bucks, and it continues to focus on expanding markets through research and development. read more >
With COVID-19 vaccinations on the horizon, employers have the opportunity to think through whether vaccines should be mandatory or at the discretion of the employees. There are also legal implications to wiegh. read more >
Six men will be inducted this year into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. read more >
In the COVID-19 era, there are considerations employers should keep in mind about employee business and personal travel, including employee safety and claim avoidance. read more >
The Associated Press takes a look at businesses that benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and those that faltered. read more >
Week after week, we approach executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and we ask them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. read more >
The rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines poses some thorny questions for U.S. employers: Can they or should they require employees to get the shots? read more >
One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19 at an Iowa pork plant said the office pool was spontaneous fun and intended to boost morale. read more >
