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Sep 29, 2025

Out and About October 2025

1. Maximus Chair John J. Haley rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 8 in celebration of the Tysons-based government contractor’s 50th anniversary. (Photo courtesy NYSE Group) 2. On Aug. 14, Smithfield Foods donated $500,000 to Riverside Health’s Riverside Smithfield Hospital, which is scheduled to open in January 2026. Participating in the […]

Former Smithfield Foods Chairman and CEO Joseph Williamson Luter III passed away last week at the age of 86.
Sep 2, 2025

Former Smithfield Foods CEO and chairman dies at 86

Former Smithfield Foods Chairman and CEO Joseph Williamson Luter III passed away last week at the age of 86.

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Jun 17, 2025

Smithfield Foods to move 115 jobs to Virginia

Smithfield Foods announced Tuesday that it's bringing about 115 jobs to Virginia’s Tidewater region over the coming months.

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Jan 28, 2025

Smithfield Foods raises $522M in first day on Nasdaq

Smithfield Foods officials rang the opening bell Tuesday at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, as the packaged meat and fresh pork giant launched its initial public offering of 26 million stock shares at $20 per share on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, raising $522 million. The offering consists of 13,043,479 shares of common […]

Photo of a brick sign that reads Smithfield next to a road.
Jan 6, 2025

Smithfield Foods files for IPO

Virginia’s Smithfield Foods announced Monday it has filed a registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its initial public offering. This is the first step toward the pork and packaged meats giant’s plan of selling common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol SFD. In November 2024, Smithfield’s […]

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Dec 20, 2024

Smithfield to form new hog production company ahead of IPO

Smithfield Foods has inked a deal with VisionAg, an affiliate of North Carolina’s HD3 Farms, to start a new hog production business early next year as the meat producer gears up to go public, the company announced Friday. Smithfield, a giant in packaged meats and pork products, will provide 28,000 sows to the new company, […]

Smithfield Foods to pay $2M to settle child labor claims
Nov 15, 2024

Smithfield Foods to pay $2M to settle child labor claims

A subsidiary of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations it hired children to work at a meat packaging plant in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Smithfield’s operation in Minnesota allegedly employed at least 11 children between the ages of 14 and 17 during the […]

Sep 29, 2024

Top Five October 2024

The top five daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Aug. 16 to Sept. 13 included news that LL Flooring is selling 219 stores and other assets to an entity connected to F9 Group, which is owned by Lumber Liquidators’ founder and former CEO, Tom Sullivan. 1   |  Portsmouth business owner pleads guilty to $1.3 […]

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Sep 29, 2024

Smithfield Foods separates from European arm

Smithfield Foods announced in late August that its European operations have been carved into an independent subsidiary. The action took place a little over a month after Smithfield’s Chinese parent company, WH Group, which has its headquarters in Hong Kong, announced plans to take Smithfield Foods public in the United States.  Smithfield Europe, now called […]

Photo of a brick sign that reads Smithfield next to a road.
Aug 27, 2024

Smithfield separates from European arm

Smithfield Foods announced Tuesday that its European operations have been carved into an independent subsidiary. The action takes place a little over a month after Smithfield‘s Chinese parent company, WH Group, which has its headquarters in Hong Kong, announced plans to take the company public in the United States.  Smithfield Europe, now to be called […]

After long delay, Va. lawmakers appoint two SCC judges
Mar 20, 2024

First of two new SCC judges sworn in

Samuel T. Towell, a former Virginia deputy attorney general and Smithfield Foods associate general counsel, was sworn in Wednesday as the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s newest judge. The SCC governs utilities, state-chartered financial institutions, securities, insurance, retail franchising and the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange. Its three-judge panel had been short two judges sin[...]

Brendan Smith. Photo courtesy Smithfield Foods
Feb 7, 2024

Smithfield Foods hires two C-suite execs

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods named two C-suite executives Monday. The nation’s largest pork product manufacturer and hog producer has named Brendan Smith its chief marketing officer and Allyson Bouldon its chief ethics and compliance officer. Smith is returning to Smithfield Foods, having previously served as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the company and […]

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