by - December 9, 2025 1:36 pm
Maryland-based Tate Inc. officially opened its Pocahontas facility Tuesday (Dec. 9) and announced it was expanding its operations. The company had initially promised to create 148 jobs during its first…
by - December 9, 2025 1:25 pm
Three companies ready to invest in pilot projects in Arkansas’ emerging lithium industry are building relationships with producers, investors and academics through The Venture Center’s Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator. The…
by - December 5, 2025 1:01 pm
Arkansas-based restaurant group Yellow Rocket Concepts launched a community-focused fundraiser supporting food banks across its operating regions. Its brands include Big Orange, Local Lime, ZAZA, Taco & Tamale Co. and…
by - December 3, 2025 6:50 am
Building on the success of its inaugural 2025 program, The Venture Center this week kicked off the second cohort of the Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator (ALTA) — the nation’s first…
by - December 2, 2025 2:48 pm
Basden Steel, based in Burleson, Texas, will open a manufacturing facility in Marked Tree. Once completed, the facility will reportedly employ up to 30 workers. Terms of the investment and…
by - December 1, 2025 3:41 pm
Business conditions in mid-America moved “below growth neutral” in November, according to the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, which measures economic activity in a nine-state region from Minnesota to…
by - November 28, 2025 11:29 am
Toys that foster creativity have been a passion for Tara Kennedy-Kline. As founder and president of Reading, Pa.-based TK’s Toy Box, she made the trip to Bentonville to pitch Snapo…
by - November 25, 2025 8:05 pm
Tyson Foods will acquire the shuttered Cargill turkey plant located on Randall Wobbe Road in Springdale, with the city council on Tuesday (Nov. 25) approving the issuance of revenue bonds…
by - November 23, 2025 8:29 am
R2S, a joint venture between Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon, an RTX business, on Friday (Nov. 21) opened its new manufacturing facility in East Camden, Ark. Plans for the…
by - November 22, 2025 9:51 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Student Registration The Fort Smith Public School District is opening new student registration Dec. 1, a month before the state’s…
by - November 21, 2025 5:07 pm
Tyson Foods said Friday (Nov. 21) it will shutter its beef plant in Lexington, Neb., eliminating 3,200 jobs. Tyson is by far the largest employer in the town with a…
by - November 20, 2025 4:56 pm
Amazon’s largest fulfillment facility in Arkansas will be shuttered indefinitely, and thousands of full and part-time employees will be laid off with pay while structural repairs are completed. Company spokesman…
by - November 18, 2025 7:58 pm
The partnership between U.S. Steel and its new owner, Japan-based Nippon Steel, is allowing U.S. Steel to advance a $3 billion investment at its Big River Steel Works complex in…
by - November 18, 2025 3:59 pm
Windsor Door completed its $2 million strut line investment expansion to speed production and delivery of garage doors, the company announced Tuesday (Nov. 18). Since Windsor Door’s production line came…
by - November 17, 2025 2:37 pm
Packaging Specialties Inc., a Fayetteville-based commercial printing and packaging company, announced Monday (Nov. 17) a $24 million expansion and plans to add more than 100 jobs over five years at…
by - November 14, 2025 9:10 pm
More than 200 people, including University of Arkansas, state and federal leaders, celebrated on a mild Friday (Nov. 14) the opening of a $95 million semiconductor fabrication facility that’s the…
by - November 14, 2025 3:25 pm
High water levels, river system maintenance, and tariff uncertainty are key factors in an almost 19% drop in tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River system in the first 10 months…
by - November 13, 2025 5:46 pm
Mississippi County officially has another steel producer. Hybar held its grand opening Wednesday (Nov. 12) for its sustainable rebar mill in Osceola. Since the startup company was formed a little…
by - November 12, 2025 6:53 pm
When Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation was allowed to acquire U.S. Steel earlier this summer, one of the requirements for the merger was the company had to commit to investing an…
by - November 11, 2025 10:51 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs recently announced that President Chip Pollard and his wife, Carey Pollard, received the Mark Simmons Service Above Self Award. Also, Joe Walenciak, distinguished professor…
