Stories by Nathan Owens

  • Release probed at Tyson facility

    A rendering plant owned by Tyson Foods Inc. is under investigation after a wastewater spill into an Alabama river that caused a fish kill as far as 40 miles fr…

    by Nathan Owens June 13, 2019

  • Walmart filing gets transfer to Illinois

    A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that Walmart Inc.'s chicken price-fixing case be transferred to the Northern District of Illinois, where similar antitrust c…

    by Nathan Owens June 13, 2019

  • Contest casts net for ideas in tech

    A contest designed to help startup companies develop innovations in supply chain technology and logistics is underway in Northwest Arkansas, the Center for Adv…

    by Nathan Owens June 12, 2019

  • Solar poultry house gets try

    Tyson Foods Inc. and Auburn University have developed what they call the largest stand-alone solar-powered poultry house, with the goal of raising farmer profi…

    by Nathan Owens June 7, 2019

  • NW electric co-op gets USDA loan

    A Berryville electric cooperative has been granted a $263 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve almost 1,000 miles of rural power lin…

    by Nathan Owens June 1, 2019

  • Walmart files poultry price-fixing suit

    Walmart Inc. sued several chicken suppliers on Friday, saying they conspired for at least eight years to inflate the price of broilers.

    by Nathan Owens May 29, 2019

  • Tyson in talks for Kazakhstan plant

    Tyson Foods Inc. is reportedly in talks to build a beef processing plant in Kazakhstan as a back door for deals with China.

    by Nathan Owens May 25, 2019

  • U.S. meat prices forecast to rise

    The African swine fever outbreak in China, and the demand for protein it has created, will lead to food-price increases in the United States later this year, a…

    by Nathan Owens May 23, 2019

  • Tyson in position for plant products

    Tyson Foods Inc. is well positioned to lead the rush to create and sell plant-based protein products designed to resemble meat, analysts say, with the company …

    by Nathan Owens May 18, 2019

  • USDA exams faked, Tyson suit says

    Tyson Foods Inc. claims a federal meat inspector lied about checks on thousands of hogs at its Iowa plant, forcing the company to toss 8,000 carcasses and incu…

    by Nathan Owens May 17, 2019

  • Windstream's net loss in quarter hits $2.3B

    Windstream Holdings, Inc. on Wednesday reported a net loss of $2.3 billion in its first quarter, a period weighted by Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

    by Nathan Owens May 16, 2019

  • Tyson outlines carbon-reducing goals

    Tyson Foods Inc. released a sustainability report on Monday that outlines its goals and work to curb carbon emissions, reduce water use and improve workplace s…

    by Nathan Owens May 14, 2019

  • Tyson to build meat plant in Utah

    Tyson Foods Inc. plans to build a $300 million meat and pork processing plant in Salt Lake City, further widening its reach out West.

    by Nathan Owens May 11, 2019

  • Uniti logs $1M profit in first quarter

    Uniti Group Inc. on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit, despite the overhang of Windstream's bankruptcy proceedings.

    by Nathan Owens May 10, 2019

  • Uber, Lyft drivers protest over pay

    Uber and Lyft drivers upset with employment and pay practices went on strike Wednesday, drawing attention from investors ahead of Uber's initial public offerin…

    by Nathan Owens May 9, 2019

  • Update on case in Tyson report

    The U.S. Department of Justice is interested in a civil antitrust case alleging the artificial inflation of chicken prices, according to Tyson Foods Inc.'s qua…

    by Nathan Owens May 8, 2019

  • Tyson posts higher earnings in 2Q

    Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday posted upbeat earnings for its second quarter, bolstered by its beef, pork and prepared foods businesses.

    by Nathan Owens May 7, 2019

  • Lower Tyson earnings forecast

    Analysts are predicting Tyson Foods Inc. will report mixed second-quarter results on Monday.

    by Nathan Owens May 4, 2019

  • ArcBest sees gain and loss in 1Q '19

    Fort Smith trucking and logistics company ArcBest Corp. on Thursday reported a mixed bag of revenue growth and lower income in the first quarter.

    by Nathan Owens May 3, 2019

  • At USA Truck, earnings increase

    USA Truck Inc. on Thursday posted first-quarter gains despite soft demand and struggles with winter weather.

    by Nathan Owens April 26, 2019

  • Retailer to trace beef to stores

    Walmart Inc. says it's creating its own supply chain for Black Angus beef to meet customers' demand for more transparency about where their meat comes from. Th…

    by Serenah McKay , Nathan Owens April 25, 2019

  • Cattle buyers target of suit

    Cattle ranchers in Montana are suing a handful of meatpackers, alleging the meatpackers violated U.S. antitrust laws to beef up their margins.

    by Nathan Owens April 24, 2019

  • Tariffs cited as concern on trade

    U.S. Rep. Steve Womack said Monday that if he were "whipping" the state's congressional delegation for votes, there would probably be a mixed reaction to the p…

    by Nathan Owens April 23, 2019

  • Pork-inspector cut downplayed

    A plan to reduce the number of federal inspectors in pork processing plants by about 40 percent won't change the government's mission to inspect all of the cou…

    by Nathan Owens April 5, 2019

  • Objects in meat lead rise in recalls

    A recent increase in the number of recalls involving foods contaminated with objects such as wood, plastic and metal has been noted by industry experts, who sa…

    by Nathan Owens April 4, 2019

  • Experts note risk if border is closed

    President Donald Trump's notice Friday that he was thinking about closing the border with Mexico this week if it didn't do more to stop migrants from entering …

    by Nathan Owens April 3, 2019

  • Lawsuit alleges chicken scheme

    National leaders in the packaged foods industry, some with operations or offices in Arkansas, are the latest to sue chicken producers alleging price manipulati…

    by Nathan Owens April 2, 2019

  • Blockchain tech's ins, outs topic of forum at UA

    Business officials from far and wide met Friday at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to discuss blockchain technology and its practical uses, from elimi…

    by Nathan Owens March 30, 2019

  • Logistics provider moving NW hub

    Transplace, a Dallas-based transportation management and logistics provider for shippers around the globe, plans to move employees from its offices in Lowell u…

    by Nathan Owens March 28, 2019

  • Offices vacancy rate low in region

    Despite an influx of office space development in Northwest Arkansas, a new report shows vacancy rates at record lows.

    by Nathan Owens March 27, 2019

  • Truth in labeling inked by governor

    A package of food labeled "cauliflower rice" containing no actual rice will, later this year, be considered mislabeled in Arkansas and the manufacturer subject…

    by Nathan Owens March 20, 2019

  • Poultry system targeted by firm

    A new food company with ties to Northwest Arkansas said it wants to set itself apart by changing the chicken farming system and raising a better bird.

    by Nathan Owens March 19, 2019

  • Tyson to trace beef using DNA of cattle

    Tyson Foods Inc. plans to use DNA samples from cattle to trace where its beef has been so it can share the information with consumers.

    by Nathan Owens March 15, 2019

  • NW Arkansas building permits rise

    A welcome sign that Northwest Arkansas is doing fine is the number of building permits issued last year -- 3,338, the highest annual total since 2006, a recent…

    by Nathan Owens March 6, 2019

  • Push China on chicken, senators urge

    Arkansas Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman want China to reopen its market to U.S. poultry after being shut out since 2015.

    by Nathan Owens March 1, 2019

  • Tyson pushing protein products

    Recent leadership changes and reorganization at Tyson Foods Inc. are evidence the nation's largest meatpacker is serious about its investments in the productio…

    by Nathan Owens February 27, 2019

  • Poultry firm sues supplier

    OK Foods Inc. of Fort Smith has sued its dry ice supplier, claiming one of its products contaminated more than 300,000 pounds of poultry.

    by Nathan Owens February 26, 2019

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