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Tyson Foods’ boss sees a more than 50% pay raise in fiscal 2025
Tyson Foods’ CEO Donnie King and Chief Financial Officer Curt Calaway were paid well despite a more than $1 billion loss in the beef segment business, according to a Dec….
Manufacturing
by - December 15, 2025 8:59 pm
Chandler Equipment invests $14 million into expansion
Chandler Equipment, a Springdale-based manufacturer and supplier of truck accessories, announced Monday (Dec. 15) the acquisition of 50,000 square feet of facility space, a rebranding and leadership changes as it…
by - December 11, 2025 2:25 pm
The Supply Side: RunMitts’ convertible mittens lands deal with Walmart
Susan Clayton, creator of WhitePaws RunMitts, still can’t believe her patented mittens are coming to Walmart stores by the fall of 2026. After a decade in retail selling to REI…
by - December 9, 2025 1:36 pm
Tate officially opens its manufacturing facility in Pocahontas
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 innovating lithium firms get Venture Center acceleration
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
Connections: Yellow Rocket Concepts hosts gift card fundraiser
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
Three picked for latest Venture Center lithium accelerator
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 to expand into Marked Tree
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
Creighton report: November mid-America economic conditions decline
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
The Supply Side: TK’s Toy Box lands deal with Walmart
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 to acquire the closed Cargill plant in Springdale
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 opens new missile manufacturing plant at Camden
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
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Student registration change, a Cocoa Crawl, and tourism office opening
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 to shutter Nebraska beef plant, cut 3,200 jobs
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 to shutter one of its Little Rock facilities for major repairs
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
U.S. Steel CEO: Nippon enables $3 billion investment
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’s $2 million upgrade doubles production
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
Fayetteville-based Packaging Specialties to invest $24 million in expansion, add 100 jobs
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
UA marks opening of ‘unique to the world’ $95 million semiconductor lab
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
Arkansas River tonnage down 34.5% in October
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…