by - April 15, 2025 3:02 pm
While it has had a decline in employment from the days when it was Baldor’s corporate headquarters, the ABB operation in Fort Smith remains the global base of the company’s…
by - April 14, 2025 3:43 pm
Recent reports suggest the announced and threatened tariffs may have boosted near-term shipping and import numbers, but may eventually lengthen the U.S. freight recession and reduce spending on trucks and…
by - April 9, 2025 6:28 pm
Jonesboro-based Hytrol on Wednesday (April 9) held a grand opening for a two-person medical clinic in its Fort Smith manufacturing operation. The clinic opened in November 2024 and is open…
by - March 28, 2025 4:17 pm
The preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) and personal income report for the 50 states has Arkansas ranked first for GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, and ranked 47th…
by - March 19, 2025 9:23 am
Lexicon announced Wednesday (March 19) plans to expand its corporate headquarters and steel fabrication operations in Little Rock. The expansion will create 60 new jobs and represents a capital investment…
by - March 16, 2025 5:14 am
The Forge Institute announced the startups selected for the Phoenix Xcelerator program, a no-cost, no-equity accelerator designed to fast-track promising startups tackling aerospace and defense challenges. Through a structured 12-week…
by - March 16, 2025 4:39 am
Former Tyson Foods CEO (Luther) Wayne Britt of Fayetteville, age 75, died on March 14, 2025 at the Willard Walker Hospice Home. Britt graduated from Nashville High School in 1967…
by - March 7, 2025 1:59 pm
The Little Rock Regional Chamber and Entergy Arkansas announced Friday (March 7) the completion of its Select Site certification for a new 875-acre industrial megasite located on the southeastern portion…
by - March 4, 2025 3:17 pm
International trade dominates headlines thanks to sweeping tariffs imposed Tuesday (March 4) by the Trump administration on most or all imports from Canada, China, and Mexico (25%). The tariffs are…
by - March 2, 2025 11:04 am
Harry Slatkin needs no introduction in retail. He and his wife, Laura, brought candles and the home fragrance category to life more than three decades ago after leaving jobs on…
by - February 27, 2025 2:58 pm
The U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, below 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, according to the second estimate reported Thursday…
by - February 25, 2025 6:25 pm
Tyson Foods has given two top executives expanded roles, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 25) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Springdale-based meat giant named Devin Cole…
by - February 20, 2025 3:37 pm
L3Harris Technologies began construction Thursday (Feb. 20) on four new solid rocket motor production facilities at the company’s Camden site in south Arkansas. The expansion is part of a $215.6…
by - February 13, 2025 11:54 am
Spokane Valley, Wash.-based electronics manufacturer Key Tronic Corp. will invest $28 million to relocate its Fayetteville plant to a 290,540-square-foot industrial building at 601 W. Apple Blossom Road in Springdale,…
by - February 13, 2025 10:46 am
Energy and workforce availability, higher costs, and global uncertainty primarily related to tariffs and trade wars are on the minds of U.S. and Arkansas manufacturing industry executives as they navigate…
by - February 11, 2025 9:28 am
It was an ignominious ending for Canoo Inc., the electric vehicle manufacturer that once eyed Northwest Arkansas for operations and a corporate headquarters. In mid-January, Canoo filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy,…
by - February 10, 2025 4:41 pm
A new report indicates that import levels at the nation’s major container ports are expected to remain high as retailers continue to bring in cargo ahead of announced tariffs on…
by - February 10, 2025 1:04 pm
A plethora of bills aimed at improving Arkansas’ economic development incentives is in the process of being filed and debated at the state Capitol. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)…
by - February 6, 2025 3:31 pm
Tyson Foods used Thursday’s (Feb. 6) shareholders meeting to mark 90 years as a company since its humble beginnings in 1935 when founder John W. Tyson primarily sold chickens in…
by - February 5, 2025 4:51 pm
More than 10% of jobs in the Northwest Arkansas animal processing sector will be lost when Cargill’s Springdale plant closes in August. With few similar job openings in Northwest Arkansas,…
