Simmons Foods

A combined $1 million gift to the University of Arkansas has established the Simmons Family Foundation and the People of Simmons Land of Opportunity Scholarship Endowment, the university announced. The Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign is a three-year initiative to …

Family Foundations   Family is big in Arkansas, and it stands to reason that family businesses are, as well. Generational businesses are the backbone of business in the Natural State. In Arkansas, family business can mean many things — from …

Forbes, in partnership with market research firm Statista, recently conducted a survey involving employees and former employees at U.S. companies that currently employ over 5,000 workers to formulate a ranking of America’s best large employers. The employees evaluated their employer …

Whether one wants to chat about chicken or talk turkey, the numbers don’t lie. Poultry is coming off a big year. The industry experienced a $77 billion 2022, to be precise, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s up …

Officials including former state attorney general and current Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge (far left) and former AEDC director Mike Preston (third from left) broke ground on a Tractor Supply Co. distribution center in Maumelle. (KUAR) The table is being set …

Simmons Foods’ Brian Dietrich on Operations, Supply Chain, Growth   Simmons Foods and its affiliates are leading suppliers of poultry, pet and animal nutrition products. Based in Siloam Springs, its collective team is 9,000 members strong. Simmons Prepared Foods ranks …

Real estate is the focus of this month’s issue, but there’s lots more inside to whet appetites for stories about Arkansas businesses and the leaders who guide them. The incomparable Dwain Hebda talks with real estate professionals and local officials …

Simmons Foods will launch a $100 million expansion of its prepared foods operation in Van Buren, the Siloam Springs company announced. The expansion is expected to create 100 new jobs to support robotics and automation processes, according to Joel Sappenfield, …

Arkansas investment firm Natural Capital has purchased three properties in Fayetteville, including the headquarters of Kimbel Mechanical Systems, as well as two additional Kimbel Mechanical Systems’ warehouses. The buildings, located just off of I-49 at 1936, 2041, and 207 N. …

The judges for a virtual fundraising event on March 16 for Economic Arkansas (EA) read like a “Who’s Who” of some of the top executives not just in Arkansas but nationally and internationally. Jim Walton, who is chairman and CEO …