I don't remember all the specifics but when Tyson was up and coming in the chicken business,J.B. Hunt started a small trucking outfit hauling feed and chicken :: for Tyson's chicken ranches and grew into the behemoth outfit they are today. As far as the Walton family,they all being from the same part of Ark.they've all scratched each other's backs in one form or another.It is not uncommon in the business world when a family or company has a financial interest in another company for them to serve on board of directors or in some other capacity in that co.