Thank you to Economics Arkansas for including Mark Simmons and the Simmons Family among the 2019 Excellence in Free Enterprise honorees on Monday, October 7.

Marking its 70th anniversary this year, Simmons Foods Inc. & Affiliates of Siloam Springs is a third-generation, family-owned and -led business. The company employs over 7,000 team members as is one of the nation's leading suppliers of poultry, pet and animal nutrition products.

Since 2012, the Excellence in Free Enterprise Awards have been presented to exceptional individuals whose entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen have improved the lives of countless people across the region, the nation and the world.