Simmons Foods to Spend $26M on New Facility, Create 78 Jobs

Simmons Feed Ingredients, part of Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs, said Tuesday that it will invest $26 million in its new 89,125­-SF pet food ingredient facility, generating 78 new jobs. Simmons Foods, a private company that produces poultry, pet food and...

NWA AMONG ELITE REGIONS FOR JOB, WAGE GROWTH

A new report released Tuesday by the Milken Institute ranks Northwest Arkansas as the nation’s 24th best economic performer among the largest metropolitan areas. It’s the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area’s highest ranking on the Milken...