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Tyson Foods gift helps Poultry Federation build headquarters
Story Date: 4/23/2013
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Source: Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE, 4/22/13
The Poultry Federation announced Thursday the opening of the Don & Randal Tyson Conference Center as part of its new building.
Tyson Foods donated $1 million for the construction of the new building, a gift that stemmed from a commitment made by the company’s former founder, Don Tyson, in 2010.
“The poultry industry is a huge economic engine in Arkansas’ economy,” Poultry Federation President Marvin Childers said in a news release. “Poultry cash receipts of $3.6 billion, represents 47 percent of the total cash receipts from all agricultural commodities in Arkansas. Our industry accounts for one in four agricultural jobs in Arkansas, and we are the only state to rank in the top 10 in chicken, turkey and egg production.”
The new building in Little Rock, Ark., will serve as The Poultry Federation’s headquarters, serving the poultry and egg industry in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The Don & Randal Tyson Conference Center will be used for industry-related meetings and also will be available to legislators and other policy makers. The facility is named in honor of the late Don Tyson and the late Randal Tyson, Don’s half-brother who was a Tyson Foods vice president and served a term as president of the Poultry Federation.
The total cost of the new building, including furniture and equipment, was some $2 million dollars.
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