Economy
Van Buren is home to many large corporations within the state and employs a great deal of the city's population within its Port and Industrial Park district. Manufacturing, food processing, and medicine are sustaining industries in Van Buren. Major employers include poultry processors Tyson Foods and Simmons, the Van Buren School District, THOR Global Defense Group, USA Truck, Knesek Guns, Allens, and Summit Medical Center.
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