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• Don Tyson unloads Tyson Foods stock

  - 2007-03-05

  Don Tyson, a member of the board of directors and the former board chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., recently sold more than $11 million in company stock. Tyson converted 211,311 shares of Class B stock to Class A and sold them to earn $3.99 million. He sold 141,685 shares...

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• 40 on the Move

  - 2006-08-28

  Our 10th class of Forty Under 40 honorees is on the move - in more ways than one.Besides climbing ladders and bettering their businesses, some of them have revved up more than the economic engine.Mel Collier, for instance, drag races Ford Mustangs. Greg Langham is a pilot. Rod Wallis spends...

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• Tyson Foods has announced a series of senior management changes

  - 2006-05-29

  Tyson Foods has announced a series of senior management changes. In keeping with plans for succession of its senior management, Tyson announced that Richard L. Bond has been elected by the board of directors as president and chief executive officer of the company and will report to the board. The...

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• New DSR association launches membership campaign

  - 2006-05-08

  LOUISVILLE, KY. -- A recently formed national professional association for distributor sales representatives, or DSRs, has launched a campaign to attract membership. The organization, which was incorporated as the Association for Foodservice Distributor Representatives, or AFDR, was founded to strengthen the professionalism of the DSR community through best practices,...

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• Alltel Corp. of Little Rock CEO Scott Ford has been named to the board of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale

  - 2005-11-14

  Alltel Corp. of Little Rock CEO Scott Ford has been named to the board of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale. The board seat is a new one and will give Tyson Foods five independent seats on its 10-member board. Ford also will serve on Tyson's audit committee.

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• Court Order In Lakeside Dispute May Allow Plant To Run.

  - 2005-10-14

  Byline: Phil Franz-Warkentin, Resource News International Winnipeg, MB, Oct 14, 2005 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The Alberta Labour Relations Board has filed with the Court of Queens Bench to have restrictions placed on the striking workers at the Lakeside Packers beef slaughterhouse...

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• Canada Press: Labour Board Ruling Limits Lakeside Packers Pickets.

  - 2005-10-13

  Byline: Resource News International Winnipeg, MB, Oct 13, 2005 Resource News International via COMTEX -- Alberta's Labour Relations Board has placed limits on the striking workers at the Lakeside Packers cattle slaughterhouse in Brooks, Alberta, reported the Canadian Press. Late Wednesday...

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• Lakeside Strikers Block Plant, Despite Labour Board Order.

  - 2005-10-13

  Byline: Phil Franz-Warkentin, Resource News International Winnipeg, MB, Oct 13, 2005 Resource News International via COMTEX -- Striking workers at the Tyson Foods owned Lakeside Packers beef slaughterhouse in Brooks, Alberta continued to block access to the plant Thursday morning, despite an order from...

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• Family Marks Class of 2005

  - 2005-08-15

  Dear Readers,A thread seemed to run through the profiles we wrote for this year's 40 Under 40 class - family.Sure there are some workaholics in there, but many of them mentioned that balancing work and family is what makes life rewarding. With noses to the grindstone, some of these folks...

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• David A. Jones has resigned from the board of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, citing increased responsibilities at Spectrum Brands of Atlanta, where he is chairman and CEO

  - 2005-06-13

  David A. Jones has resigned from the board of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, citing increased responsibilities at Spectrum Brands of Atlanta, where he is chairman and CEO. He has served on the Tyson board since 2000. John Tyson, chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods said a search for a...

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