Smithfield Foods is heavily invested in North Carolina. A major employer in eastern North Carolina is targeting an initial public offering with a valuation approaching $11 billion. Farmers in the ...

Smithfield Foods launched its initial public offering of stock this Tuesday (Jan. 28), selling 26 million shares at $20 each – that’s below the $23 to $27 range the company estimated last week, also ...

Smithfield Foods and its Chinese parent raised around $522 million from the U.S. pork giant's initial public offering after pricing shares below their marketed range.

The offering has been priced at $20 per share, not the $23 to $27 range suggested by the meat giant last week.

Sampson Community College will host an inaugural Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) agriculture pre-apprenticeship academy on campus. The program is a learning opportunity for ...