by - February 3, 2022 4:57 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council elected a new executive team that includes Chairman Jonathan Bricker of Arvest Bank in Rogers; Vice-chairs Ken Gaines of Steco Corp. in Little Rock and…
by - February 3, 2022 4:41 pm
Equity analysts expect Tyson Foods to post 2% earnings growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended Dec. 31. The Springdale-based meat company will report earnings ahead of…
by - February 1, 2022 11:09 am
Manufacturing economic activity grew at a slower rate in January as production was limited because of absenteeism attributed to the COVID-19 omicron variant, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - January 20, 2022 7:36 am
A rebounding economy has led one Northeast Arkansas employer to expand its workforce. Tenaris has announced plans to hire 250 more workers at its welded mill in Hickman. A timetable…
by - January 15, 2022 10:56 am
The Toro Company announced Friday (Jan. 14) it acquired privately-held Intimidator Group, based in Batesville, Arkansas, in a deal valued at $400 million. The Intimidator Group designs and manufactures Spartan…
by - January 13, 2022 10:46 am
During the 1990s one of the most prosperous counties in Northeast Arkansas took a deep plunge. Eaker Air Force Base closed in Blytheville and throughout the decade 9,000 jobs, mostly…
by - January 13, 2022 9:38 am
After 13 years, Wayne Mays retired as head of the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce at the end of 2019. Mays’ post-retirement career still focuses on economic development, but it’s…
by - January 12, 2022 5:44 pm
The announcement by U.S. Steel that it will build a $3 billion plant in Osceola will make Mississippi County the nation’s leading steel-producing county and sets the stage for Arkansas…
by - January 11, 2022 3:32 pm
When Big River Steel first started operations near Osceola in Mississippi County in 2014, it was one of the largest industrial projects ever in the state of Arkansas. BRS, now…
by - January 6, 2022 3:51 pm
Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods on Thursday (Jan. 6) announced plans to invest $100 million in its prepared foods plant in Van Buren. Company officials said the upgrade will add 100…
by - January 4, 2022 2:12 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector rose in December but at a slower rate than in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The ISM released Tuesday (Jan….
by - December 27, 2021 12:49 pm
Three of the top five earning executives at Tyson Foods received salary raises in 2021 largely because of increased duties. The company’s overall financial performance, against which executive salaries are…
by - December 21, 2021 2:56 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Dec. 21) it plans to build an on-site childcare and learning facility at its new Humboldt, Tenn., poultry processing plant. This comes on the heels…
by - December 16, 2021 3:14 pm
Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee Co. announced Thursday (Dec. 16) it would expand operations with a facility in Conway. When fully built, the plant will be the largest facility of its type…
by - December 14, 2021 8:23 am
The manufacturing sector is expected to continue to grow in 2022, but the growth is expected to moderate in the second half of the year as it accelerates in the…
by - December 12, 2021 10:37 am
Doug Ramsey and Bernie Adcock, who put in a combined 61 years at Tyson Foods, have left the company to take executive positions at Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is aggressively…
by - December 9, 2021 3:20 pm
Tyson Foods is bullish on opportunities to grow revenue and record net income of $8 per share through 2024. The Springdale-based meat giant held its annual investor conference on Thursday…
by - December 8, 2021 9:25 am
Riceland Foods announced Wednesday (Dec. 8) it will add 80 new jobs and expand its operations in Stuttgart and Jonesboro with a $13.2 million investment. The majority of the expansion…
by - December 7, 2021 4:35 pm
Arkansas lawmakers went straight to work on Tuesday (Dec. 7) in their special session to deal with income tax cuts, and State Senators showed little interest in expanding the scope…
by - December 6, 2021 12:54 pm
Pay is one of the top worker complaints with food processors like Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based meat protein giant on Monday (Dec. 6) announced around $50 million in year-end bonus…
