Kim Souza
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Recent Stories
Tyson Foods Presses On, While Competitor Files Bankruptcy
Back-to-Basics Approach Rewards Poultry Company
Tyson Foods Inc. summoned Leland Tollett from retirement in January 2009 to lead the company out of its worst poultry operating deficits in decades — $286 million lost in the last quarter of 2008. Read More »
Tyson Credit Rating Improves
Restored profits and lower debt levels helped Tyson Foods raise its corporate credit outlook rating by both Standard and Poors and Fitch Ratings. Read More »
Farmers Weather Cold, Recession In 2009
Poultry Farms Hit Extra Hard As Production Cut
The lingering recession hit local poultry farms extra hard in 2009 as processing plants slashed production to combat slumping consumer demand. Read More »
Area Banks Strive To Survive National Crisis
Community banks are the financial backbone of areas like Northwest Arkansas and largely responsible for financing the region’s rapid growth from 2000 to 2006. Read More »
Foreclosure Filings Remain High In Area
ONE OF EVERY 254 HOUSEHOLDS IN COUNTY BEHIND ON PAYMENTS
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Benton and Washington counties comprised 36 percent of the state’s foreclosure filing activity in February, with 727 local households facing serious mortgage delinquency, according to RealtyTrac. Read More »
Hendren’s Franchise Option Reinstated
CHEVROLET MAY RETURN
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The Chevrolet sign at Hendren All American Autoplex in Pineville, Mo., will stay after all. Read More »
Registration Deadline Looms
LITTER APPLICATION AND DAIRY UPDATES CREATE BACKLOG
Carolyn Hart grows Cornish game hen for Tyson Foods and operates a dairy farm in Prairie Grove, which requires a heap of environmental paperwork because of the region’s status as a designated nutrient surplus area. Read More »
Real Estate Market Contracts In 2009
The number of homes sold in Benton and Washington counties increased 8 percent last year, but 234 local agents walked away from the profession. Read More »
Outage Scheduled For Arvest ATMs
Arvest customers who try to use the bank’s ATMs after 8 p.m. Sunday will find the machines closed. Read More »
Real Estate Rout of 2009 — How Low Did It Go?
The recession of 2009 delivered a vicious blow to a local real estate market already struggling to regain its balance from the building excesses of prior years. Read More »