Abby Zimmardi

Abby Zimmardi is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Arkansas pursuing a degree in journalism with a minor in anthropology.

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A Tyson employee walks into the team member entrance at the Berry Street location in Springdale, Arkansas. A sign in their path read "Social Distancing Required at all Times" written in English, Spanish and Marshallese.

At least 9,000 Arkansas workers caught COVID-19 as pandemic overwhelmed regulators, companies

By Mary Hennigan Abby Zimmardi Rachell Sanchez-Smith

May 12, 2021 - Poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., the third-largest employer in Arkansas, accounted for nearly one-third of the state's 9,065 sickened workers across all industries over nearly a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by reporting project Arkansascovid.

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Al menos 9,000 trabajadores de Arkansas contrajeron COVID-19 mientras la pandemia agobio reguladores y empresas

By Mary Hennigan Abby Zimmardi Rachell Sanchez-Smith

May 12, 2021 - El gigante avícola Tyson Foods Inc., el tercer empleador más grande de Arkansas, reportó 2.866 casos de COVID-19 en sus lugares de trabajo, esta figura es casi un tercio de los 9.065 trabajadores enfermos del estado en todas las industrias desde el 19 de mayo de 2020 hasta el 8 de abril de 2021, según un análisis de Arkansascovid.com.