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In this image from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a Tyson employee walks into the team member entrance at the Berry Street location in Springdale, Ark., on April 20, 2021. A sign in their path reads "Social Distancing Required at all Times" written in English, Spanish and Marshallese. (Mary Hennigan/University of Arkansas via AP)
9,000 employees sick as COVID overwhelms Arkansas workplaces

By Mary Hennigan, Abby Zimmardi And Rachell Sanchez-Smith/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2001, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to Tyson Foods headquarters in Springdale, Ark. Tyson Foods says it is raising wages to combat absenteeism and worker turnover at its plants as U.S. demand for chicken soars. The Springdale, Arkansas-based company said Monday, May 10, 2021, that absentee rates are around 50% higher than they were before the pandemic. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)
Tyson raising pay to keep up as US chicken demand soars

By Dee-Ann Durbin May. 10, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

Elmer Peraza listens to his mother, Iris Franco, at her home in El Ranchador, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Friday, March 5, 2021. Franco runs a bakery at home and delivers the bread on a bike. The Salvadoran family lives humbly but is in a better place thanks to financial support from a family member in the United States who is part of the Temporary Protected Status program. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US

By Amy Taxin, Jeff Roberson And Marcos Alemán Apr. 02, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

Iris Franco, right, is joined by her mother, Elsa Victorina Franco, in El Ranchador, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Friday, March 5, 2021. Franco runs a bakery at home and delivers the bread on a bike. The Salvadoran family lives humbly but is in a better place thanks to financial support from a family member in the United States who is part of the Temporary Protected Status program. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US

By Amy Taxin, Jeff Roberson And Marcos Alemán Apr. 02, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 2020, file photo, Tyson's Fresh Meat workers file in for a tour of safety measures put into place after the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, had to shut down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The family of a Tyson Foods employee are alleging in a lawsuit that he died from COVID-19 after the meat processing giant failed to implement safety protocols to guard against the coronavirus at the Iowa plant where he worked. (Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP, File)
Fired Tyson boss says COVID office pool was a 'morale boost'

By Ryan J. Foley Dec. 28, 2020 12:58 PM EST

Arkansas governor plans statewide address on virus surge

Dec. 07, 2020 03:00 PM EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced plans Monday for a series of community meetings across Arkansas to address the growing surge of...

Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations surge above 1,000

Nov. 25, 2020 04:03 PM EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of people in Arkansas hospitalized with COVID-19 hit another record high on Wednesday, crossing the 1,000 mark for the...

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, workers enter and leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Ind. Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of workers at the same time it is under pressure to better protect them from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Tyson Foods to open medical clinics at some meat plants

By Josh Funk Sep. 03, 2020 07:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2006, file photo, a car passes in front of a Tyson Foods Inc., sign at Tyson headquarters in Springdale, Ark. China's decision to ban imports from a single Tyson Foods poultry plant because of concerns about a coronavirus outbreak there puzzled many in the meat industry and raised concerns about whether this could threaten a major market for U.S. meat. The action China's customs agency took against the Tyson plant in Springdale, Arkansas, could have major implications for the meat industry if it were expanded because dozens of beef, pork and poultry plants have had outbreaks of the coronavirus among their workers.(AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)
US meat industry puzzled by China's import ban for 1 plant

By Josh Funk Jun. 22, 2020 11:54 PM EDT

Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas

By Tamara Lush Jun. 21, 2020 02:08 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China's customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United...

Arkansas governor defends easing virus limits as cases rise

By Andrew Demillo Jun. 11, 2020 04:39 PM EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday defended his decision to lift more coronavirus restrictions on businesses, even as the state posted a...