Big news for Springdale, where Tyson Food, already a big deal, is going to get bigger.
A company news release this morning says the company will consolidate corporate offices in Springdale and expand its existing corporate footprint. This will move workers from Chicago, Downers Grove, Ill., and South Dakota.
The news release doesn’t detail the number of employees affected or the size of the planned new buildings, but said it is a “multi-year” development. UPDATE: 40/29 says the move affects about 1,000 employees. Tyson has 1,700 workers in the corporate offices in Springdale now.
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) today announced plans to bring together all its corporate team members from the Chicago, Downers Grove and Dakota Dunes area corporate locations to its world headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas. The move will foster closer collaboration, enhance team member agility and enable faster decision making, positioning Tyson to win with its team members, customers, and consumers. Team members will begin the phased relocation in early 2023.
“Tyson’s diverse portfolio of products and brands provides us with an unmatched strategic advantage to serve our customers,” said Donnie King, President & CEO, Tyson Foods. “Bringing our talented corporate team members and businesses together under one roof unlocks greater opportunities to share perspectives and ideas, while also enabling us to act quickly to solve problems and provide the innovative products solutions that our customers deserve and value.”
Tyson is also announcing the expansion of Tyson’s world headquarters, which will include indoor and outdoor spaces designed to foster collaboration, connection and creativity. It will also include a number of features to enrich Tyson Foods team members’ work experience by accelerating change and innovation through diverse and dynamic spaces including state-of-the-art technology.
More details on this multi-year campus development, which will include the remodel of some existing facilities, will be announced over the coming months.
