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Tyson Foods invests $48M in Arkansas poultry plant

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April 23, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. will invest $48 million as part of its commitment to accelerate the long-term growth of its poultry business and continued success of its Pine Bluff, Arkansas poultry plant, according to a press release. Nearly 70 jobs will be created by the project, which is expected to be complete by late 2021.

The project will increase capacity to the plant's fully cooked processing lines that in part produces chicken tenders, chicken strips, boneless and bone-in wings and air-fried products. The investment will also add automated processes to product packing lines.

The facility employs more than 1,100 people.