by - February 24, 2021 2:29 pm
Pilgrim’s Pride pled guilty in federal court in Denver on Tuesday (Feb. 23) for its part in a price-collusion scheme for chicken sold to customers such as Chick-fil-A and Walmart….
by - February 22, 2021 4:36 pm
Donnie King, a long-time Tyson Foods executive, will be promoted to chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Dean Banks. The move was part of organizational changes the company said are…
by - February 22, 2021 1:22 pm
Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning is building a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Fort Smith that will replace the existing plant the company built in 1984. The estimated $115 million project…
by - February 18, 2021 11:44 am
Revolution, a sustainable plastic solutions manufacturer located in Little Rock, has acquired Jadcore, LLC to expand its closed-loop manufacturing capabilities and further penetrate the Midwest market with environmentally-friendly plastic products…
by - February 17, 2021 12:53 pm
Tyson Foods is among a growing number of companies including Amazon to Walmart that will provide an additional incentive for workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The company is paying…
by - February 12, 2021 9:47 am
More than three-quarters of manufacturers with less than 500 employees expect to continue struggling to find skilled workers, according to a new survey. The Manufacturing Institute’s Center for Manufacturing Research…
by - February 11, 2021 2:52 pm
Kraft Heinz announced Thursday (Feb. 11) a deal to sell its Planters and other nuts businesses to Hormel for $3.35 billion. The cash deal includes most Planters products and the…
by - February 11, 2021 12:44 pm
Tyson Foods held its 58th annual shareholder meeting virtually on Thursday and the meeting took just 20 minutes. As expected, all three shareholder proposals presented by various groups were voted…
by - February 11, 2021 11:59 am
Negative impacts from COVID-19 plant disruptions and a weak foodservice sector resulted in first fiscal quarter net income for Tyson Foods of $467 million, or $1.28 cents per share, down…
by - February 10, 2021 1:34 pm
Dansons USA said Wednesday (Feb. 10) it will open “the country’s largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center” in Hope, Ark. The facility is expected to create 50-100 new…
by - February 10, 2021 1:08 pm
Tyson Foods has acquired a minority 49% stake in Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (MFM) that will vertically integrate the Malaysia-based poultry business and add more supply flexibility for both companies….
by - February 9, 2021 10:23 am
Tyson Foods has had its challenges in 2020 and that reality will continue in the short term. The Springdale-based company is expected to post an 8% net income decline in…
by - February 8, 2021 11:04 am
Tyson Foods will host its annual shareholder meeting virtually on Thursday (Feb. 11), marking the first time in the company’s 57-year history as a publicly traded company a physical meeting…
by - February 4, 2021 2:43 pm
Tyson Foods is launching an in-plant educational and career development pilot program that provides workers with jobs skills training and workforce certifications beginning this year at no cost to workers….
by - February 3, 2021 10:28 am
A new report Wednesday (Feb. 3) from Bentonville think tank Heartland Forward highlights the need for a bipartisan strategy to bring manufacturers back to the U.S. The new research, “Reshoring America: Can the…
by - February 3, 2021 10:24 am
Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions will sponsor a free two-part Grow Your Exports Seminar on Feb. 17 in conjunction with the experts at the Arkansas District Export Council. This four-hour course is…
by - February 1, 2021 1:06 pm
Tyson Foods is one of three major meat processors targeted in a congressional probe regarding COVID-19 outbreaks last year in meatpacking facilities. The U.S. House panel will investigate whether Tyson…
by - February 1, 2021 10:18 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased at a slower pace in January, from December, and the overall economy rose for the eighth consecutive month, according to the Institute for…
by - January 28, 2021 3:46 pm
One of President Joe Biden’s first acts as president was to sign an executive order halting the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that would stretch from the middle…
by - January 28, 2021 8:07 am
Rockline Industries announced Wednesday (Jan. 27) it will invest more than $18 million this year on the installation of additional production lines in its three Arkansas-based wet wipes manufacturing facilities….
