Tyson Plant Closing, Pilot Training Center Opening

By Kyle Kellams

Published March 17, 2023 at 12:51 PM CDT

Michael Tilley, executive partner Talk Business and Politics, unpacks a busy news week in the Arkansas River Valley. More than 900 jobs will be lost in Van Buren and Fort Smith will be home to a foreign military pilot training center.

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