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Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 10, 2021

Mississippi-based Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5 billion

Nation’s third largest poultry producer is being acquired for $4.53 billion as price of chicken soars. Cargill and privately held Continental Grain plan to combine Sanderson Farms with Wayne Farms, a Continental Grain subsidiary, to form a new, privately held poultry business. Operations will include poultry processing plants and prepared foods plants across Alabama, Arkansas,…
Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 10, 2021

Small business optimism dips in July as labor shortages remain

NFIB reports unfilled job openings hit a 48-year record high  The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in July to 99.7, a decrease of 2.8 points, reversing June’s 2.9-point gain. Six of the 10 components declined, three improved, and one was unchanged. The NFIB Uncertainty Index decreased seven points to 76, indicating owners’ views are held with more certainty than…