by - December 3, 2024 11:51 am
More than 800 employees at Tyson Foods’ meat processing plant in Emporia, Kan., learned Monday (Dec. 2) they will lose their jobs when the plant there is shuttered in February…
by - November 18, 2024 5:07 pm
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, announced Monday (Nov. 18) plans for a $500 million investment to build a new, state-of-the-art timber processing facility near…
by - November 14, 2024 3:05 pm
Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, will retire after 16 years with the organization. His last day in his role will be Tuesday (Nov. 19)….
by - November 13, 2024 9:13 am
Tontitown-based metal manufacturer Central States Inc. has become a member of Certified Employee-Owned (Certified EO), a certification program for American employee-owned companies. Central States is 100% employee-owned by its 1,400…
by - November 12, 2024 1:33 pm
Tyson Foods beat analyst estimates in its fiscal fourth-quarter with net income of $357 million, reversing a loss of $450 million a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share was 92…
by - November 7, 2024 6:13 pm
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee reported slightly stronger sales in its third quarter, but still finished in the red as company leaders cited “a challenging macroeconomic environment.” Westrock Coffee reported quarterly…
by - November 7, 2024 1:33 pm
The National Retail Federation has warned that President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs could cost consumers between $362 to $624 annually per household for the purchase of goods imported from China….
by - November 7, 2024 11:17 am
Business executives at U.S. retailers and manufacturers have strategically reshaped supply chains to achieve greater efficiencies as global supply chains have proven vulnerable to disruptions and geopolitical and economic uncertainty….
by - November 7, 2024 10:07 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is expected to post adjusted earnings per share of 69 cents, up 86% from a year ago, according to the consensus estimate. Net income is forecast at…
by - November 1, 2024 8:03 am
Weakness in the manufacturing sector and too much shipping equipment chasing fewer shipments contributed to lower quarterly revenue and operating income declines for Fort Smith-based ArcBest. The shipping and logistics…
by - November 1, 2024 7:14 am
When you think of lithium, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of the element from your high school science class or the critical component of modern batteries that power…
by - October 31, 2024 11:38 am
Welspun Tubular LLC announced Thursday (Oct. 31) an investment of $100 million in Little Rock to expand and upgrade its U.S. pipe portfolio. The expansion will add 175 new jobs…
by - October 30, 2024 2:44 pm
Palmer Hays, an industrial and land specialist with Bennett Commercial Real Estate, is seeing a decline in Northwest Arkansas industrial space deals with “some caution within the investment community.” In…
by - October 29, 2024 1:32 pm
Luxembourg-based Faymonville Group announced Tuesday (Oct. 29) it will build a manufacturing facility on a 54-acre site at the Port of Little Rock. The facility is expected to employ 500…
by - October 28, 2024 3:54 pm
The less-than-truckload (LTL) market is faring better but still has freight volumes below pre-pandemic levels, according to Jason Miller, logistics professor at Michigan State University, who took part in a…
by - October 23, 2024 6:09 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce has for 137 years worked to lead the region in economic development and they aren’t slowing down, according to Eddie Lee Herndon, chairman…
by - October 22, 2024 7:40 pm
Clayton, a national single-family home builder of site-built, modern manufactured, tiny and modular housing, announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) the expansion of its home construction operations into Conway. The company will…
by - October 21, 2024 3:22 pm
John R. Tyson of Tyson Foods changed his plea to guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge, paid $960 in total fines, and agreed to 32 hours of community service…
by - October 16, 2024 9:20 am
Jonathan Mwaba’s business philosophy focuses on the “triple bottom line,” which reflects a business that’s financially successful, benefits the community and improves the economic well-being of the people. “I don’t…
by - October 15, 2024 4:59 pm
The Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment is monitoring cleanout of a lagoon in Crawford County that has caused Fort Smith area residents…
