Despite Economic Pressures, NWN Maintains Steady Performance
Tyson Foods surpassed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Monday, as it begins to reap the benefits of shutting some chicken processing plants to reduce costs. The biggest U.S. meat company by sales has shuttered six U.S. chicken plants since the start of last year, laid off corporate employees and announced plans to close a pork plant, in an attempt to rein in costs. Tyson's second-quarter net sales fell 0.5% to $13.07 billion, compared with estimates of $13.16 billion.
How Ames girls soccer players Selah Helgeson, Angelica Attinger and Kiersten Hinson have done a great job of multitasking for the Little Cyclones.