John Tyson to receive Smithsonian tribute WASHINGTON — John Tyson, chairman of Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc., will receive an award today from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution.
Tyson will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship for his and the meat company’s contributions in Arkansas and to increase business relations with Russia.
Tyson Foods is one of the largest U. S. exporters to Russia. John Tyson also helped secure educational funding and donations while he served as vice chairman of the University of Arkansas’ Campaign for the Twentyfirst Century Steering Committee.
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, established by Congress in 1968 to honor President Wilson, is a nonpartisan institution that studies national and world affairs. State’s rice producers donating to food bank The Arkansas rice industry will donate 25, 000 pounds of rice to help feed hungry families in Arkansas, the USA Rice Federation said Monday.
Cormier Rice Milling Co. Inc., Producers Rice Mill Inc., Riceland Foods Inc., Riviana Foods Inc. and Specialty Rice Inc. will make the donation Thursday to the Little Rockbased Arkansas Rice Depot, a statewide food bank that works with 500 Arkansas hunger programs including food pantries, school-food programs, disaster relief and a statewide hunger hotline.
Arkansas, the No. 1 U. S. rice-growing state, is forecasted to produce 9. 4 billion pounds of rice this year. Thursday’s donation is being made in honor of National Rice Month, in its 14 th year.
USA Rice is a federation of U. S. rice producers, millers and allied industries in Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas. Arkansas 20 ends day mixed; 11 stocks drop The Arkansas 20, a priceweighted index that tracks public companies based in the state, rose 0. 44 to 213. 76 on Monday.
“U. S. stocks ended flat for the day in front of this week’s decision from the Federal Reserve on whether it decides to move interest rates,” said Chris Harkins, senior vice president and managing director of Delta Trust Investments Inc. in Little Rock. “The Arkansas 20 finished mixed, with nine stocks moving higher and 11 stocks closing lower.” Baldor Electric Co. dropped by 1. 1 percent on above average volume, Harkins said.
Murphy Oil Corp. stock climbed 2. 8 percent, Harkins said.
Volume on the index was 22. 4 million shares.
The index, developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.
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