Tyson Draws on Company’s History in Springdale Renaissance

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Tyson Draws on Company’s History in Springdale Renaissance

Tyson Foods has always called Springdale home, but its headquarters on Don Tyson Parkway wasn’t established until 1969, almost 50 years after the company was founded as the Springdale Produce Co. The original HQ on Emma Avenue was partially destroyed in a fire in 1945, then rebuilt as Tyson’s Feed and Hatchery the following year, with the competing Brown Hatchery right next door. In 2015, the company contributed $1 million to the Downtown Spring…