by - March 30, 2001 9:40 am
Tyson Launches ProvisionX.com
Tyson Foods Inc., on the same day it pulled the plug on a possible acquisition of IBP Inc., launches an online beef and poultry exchange.
Tag: Agriculture & Poultry
by - March 29, 2001 5:42 pm
Tyson Ends Deal to Buy IBP
Tyson Foods says it is discontinuing its deal to buy IBP Inc.
by - March 29, 2001 12:00 pm
Hudson Foods Suit Dismissed
A final chapter of the Hudson Foods story ends as a $15 million class action lawsuit is dismissed March 16 in Little Rock circuit court.
by - March 20, 2001 2:16 pm
Tyson Stock Drops After Earnings Warning
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale released an earnings warning today for its second quarter to ?break even.?
by - March 20, 2001 11:47 am
Tyson Studies SEC?s IBP Review
The SEC finishes its review of IBP Inc., but Tyson Foods Inc. won?t say how this affects its proposed buyout of the world?s largest producer of fresh beef and pork.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Will Still Have a Cow
Tyson Foods Inc.?s cash election merger with beef mammoth IBP Inc. of Dakota Dunes, S.D., is a smart move for the Springdale poultry producer. Tyson?s beleaguered stockholders should be jazzed about the long-term prospects.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Farm Credit Services Delivers $3.2 Million to Patrons
Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas on Feb. 26 cut patronage refund checks totaling $3.2 million to customers in the western-most 41 of Arkansas? 75 counties.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Newport Man Runs into Controversy, Again
The federal government has launched a criminal investigation into improper farm subsidy payments of more than $8.5 million administered by the Jackson County Farm Agency Office.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
FPEC Flexes to Meet Meat Demands
Evidence of Food Processing Equipment Co. can be found in almost any fast-food drive-through. McDonald?s chicken nuggets, Burger King?s hamburgers and Arby?s roast beef sandwiches all owe some of their production to FPEC, said owner Alan Davison.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
George?s Doesn?t Cluck About Success
Gary George won?t sit around looking for just the right way to describe why George?s Inc. is so successful. To him, it?s as plain as the feathers on a white leghorn.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
It?s All in the Family at George?s
Gary George has been called a quiet leader in the community, but his actions have been loud and clear.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Glowing Jellyfish Help Profs Detect Cancer in Poultry
For Forrest Gump, life was like a box of chocolates. For Mark Parcells, it?s more of a race between virus and vaccine.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Pursues Other Avenue in Quest for IBP Acquisition
Feb. 28 marked the fifth deadline set by Tyson Foods Inc. in its effort to purchase IBP Inc., and the Springdale company has decided to forgo another extension by implementing its cash election merger option.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Still Rules NWA Chicken Coop
Tyson Foods Inc.?s pending acquisition of IBP Inc. will hardly affect the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s poultry listing.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Tyson Helping Hatch Internet B2B Tools
Tyson Foods Inc. is going forward with two business-to-business Internet initiatives that should be up and running sometime this spring.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Britt Mulling Public Service
Wayne Britt swears he?s not a glutton for punishment. It just looks that way.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
Spectral Fusion Seeking Critical Mass
Spectral Fusion Technologies is shifting from development to sales mode.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
A Look at Peterson Farms’ Web Site
Peterson Farms Inc.?s Web presence is designed to be mostly an informative site that might drive limited e-commerce.
by - March 5, 2001 12:00 am
The Region’s Largest Poultry Firms
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale tops the list of the largest poultry firms list, ranked by employees.
by - February 28, 2001 11:19 am
Tyson Pursues Another Option with IBP
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will likely terminate its cash tender offer to purchase 50.1 percent of IBP Inc. shares and try a cash election merger instead.