SILOAM SPRINGS, ARK. – Simmons Prepared Foods plans to expand operations near Decatur in northwestern Arkansas and add about 1,500 jobs by 2022.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Simmons Foods CEO Todd Simmons announced the expansion Wednesday at an event in Siloam Springs. The company will invest $300 million in the facility and enter new contracts with area poultry farmers.
When operations begin in 2019, it will produce fresh and frozen chicken for restaurants and retail outlets.
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