by - June 18, 2026 6:04 pm
John H. Tyson, grandson of Tyson Foods founder John W. Tyson, signed an amended employment contract that will extend to Sept. 30, 2029. Tyson is board chairman, a position he…
by - June 17, 2026 6:34 pm
Devin Cole has stepped down as chief operating officer (COO) at Tyson Foods, effective June 15, and was replaced by Wes Morris. Cole will collect a lump sum cash payment…
by - June 8, 2026 12:13 pm
The management shakeup continues at Tyson Foods, with the latest news being Wes Morris named chief operating officer. He will begin the job June 15, and is replacing Devin Cole,…
by - June 2, 2026 1:24 pm
Five Rivers Distribution, which has made or participated in significant port facility investments in Fort Smith and Van Buren in recent years, is being sold to Seattle-based Carrix through its…
by - June 1, 2026 4:03 pm
Arkansas’ economic conditions declined slightly in May compared to April, but remained in a growth trend despite continued job losses in the manufacturing sector, according to the Creighton University Mid-America…
by - May 31, 2026 10:16 am
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, said he will host a field hearing in Hot Springs during the second week in June to collect testimony for the Great American Outdoors…
by - May 28, 2026 11:58 am
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King will step down in October at the end of the meat giant’s fiscal year. King, who has been with Tyson foods for 43 years, was…
by - May 26, 2026 3:17 pm
A brand of the Rogers-based manufacturer Kiefer Sage recently changed its name from Jotto Desk to Tenhold as the company expands its line of vehicle products for the public safety…
by - May 20, 2026 3:23 pm
Oxnard, Calif.-based drone company Swarm Aero won its appeal from the Fayetteville City Council to remain open in an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing center in Fayetteville. The city and company faced pressure…
by - May 19, 2026 6:43 pm
CEP USA Inc., a manufacturer of prefabricated electrical substations, has located its first U.S. manufacturing facility in North Little Rock. The company is investing nearly $1 million in the facility…
by - May 19, 2026 11:24 am
Pratt & Whitney recently invested $4.7 million into a 7,000-square-foot expansion at its Springdale plant as part of a more than $100 million project to increase the maintenance, repair and…
by - May 14, 2026 1:38 pm
Gowan Milling will expand its existing manufacturing facility in Blytheville. The company is investing more than $8.7 million as part of the expansion and expects to create 34 new jobs…
by - May 12, 2026 11:33 pm
Lexicon has installed a new advanced robotics welding line at its Prospect Steel division in Blytheville, making the company one of the first in the country – and the only…
by - May 7, 2026 6:04 pm
Westrock Coffee reported improving results in its first quarter, thanks to growing demand for a variety of the beverages it processes. For the quarter, Little Rock-based Westrock posted an $8.5…
by - May 4, 2026 6:17 pm
An almost $7 million facility ceremonially opened Monday (May 4) at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) is designed to help the Fort Smith metro recruit, retain and…
by - May 4, 2026 1:09 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods posted second-quarter earnings of an adjusted 87 cents per share, above the consensus estimate of 79 cents. The per share earnings were 5% less than 92 cents…
by - May 1, 2026 5:36 am
Ferrosource is completing its steel processing facility located on the Big River Steel Works (BRSW) campus in Osceola with operations scheduled to begin in August. The expansion will create a…
by - April 30, 2026 2:00 pm
Tyson Foods will report its second-quarter earnings early Monday (May 4). Consensus estimates call for the meat giant to report net income of $279 million, down 15% from $329 million a…
by - April 29, 2026 8:09 pm
U.S. Steel announced Wednesday (April 29) it will spend $1.9 billion to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, the first of…
by - April 23, 2026 8:26 am
Marubeni-Itochu Steel America (MISA) will build a flat-rolled steel processing plant in Osceola. The more than $37 million project will create 35 new jobs in Mississippi County. “Our commitment to…
