All's Fowl at the Excellence Awards Luncheon
Two Northwest Arkansas families who expanded their original family businesses into some of the nation's largest poultry companies were honored with the 2019 Excellence in Free Enterprise Awards on Oct. 7 in Springdale.
Keynote speaker Gov. Asa Hutchinson congratulated Gary George of George's Inc. and Mark Simmons of Simmons Foods Inc. and "their iconic families."
Also recognized was Dr. Jim Rollins, superintendent of the Springdale School District, for his 35 years of service on the Economics Arkansas Board of Directors.
The event, which was made possible by our
generous sponsors, was attended by more than 600 guests. View
photos. Thank you.