by - August 7, 2020 4:32 pm
Domtar Corp. announced Friday (Aug. 7) it would permanently shutter its paper machine operations at its Ashdown plant to save $200 million by 2021. The South-Carolina based company will transition…
by - August 6, 2020 9:44 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) announced Wednesday (Aug. 5) it received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to put more processing power into controls…
by - August 6, 2020 8:12 am
Businesses have scrambled to deal with the devastating impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic that spread across the globe this spring. There are no guarantees that a vaccine or…
by - August 5, 2020 12:00 pm
A $6.33 million pension settlement charge pushed second quarter net income into the red for York, Pa.-based Glatfelter, which has a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith. Revenue in the quarter…
by - August 4, 2020 1:08 pm
Contract modifications received by Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin will support production at the company’s manufacturing operation in Camden. A $1.042 billion modification “for incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, and all…
by - August 3, 2020 4:49 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has extended the enrollment deadline for its Future Fit program in order to allow more students to take advantage of the program that…
by - August 3, 2020 4:06 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased in July, and the overall economy expanded for the third consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The ISM announced…
by - August 3, 2020 12:41 pm
Tyson Foods said costs related to COVID-19 totaled $340 million, and that did not include direct costs related to absenteeism. The expense hurt the meat giant’s bottom line in the…
by - August 3, 2020 7:07 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 3) that Dean Banks will replace Noel White as CEO of the Springdale-based protein giant. The move will be effective on Oct. 3, 2020….
by - July 30, 2020 3:44 pm
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (July 30) a new COVID-19 monitoring program focused on continued testing of workers and expanded medical staffing in order to strengthen protections against the virus in…
by - July 30, 2020 11:43 am
Tyson Foods is expected to report leaner third-quarter net income and revenue amid challenging poultry fundamentals, ongoing pressures from COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking plants and weak demand from…
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms were named in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday (July 28) in the District of Columbia by the United Food Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) against the…
by - July 29, 2020 10:53 am
A 144-year old Italian company with a large North American presence is expanding manufacturing operations in Central Arkansas. Fiocchi of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Italy-based Fiocchi Group, announced plans…
by - July 28, 2020 6:26 pm
Safe Foods Corporation announced Tuesday (July 28) that Blake Broadaway has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Broadaway has been with North Little…
by - July 27, 2020 8:57 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 7.3%, or by $14 billion, to $206.9 billion in June, from May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released Monday…
by - July 22, 2020 12:59 pm
Monroe, Mich.-based furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy Inc. recently expanded its second shift at its Siloam Springs plant and added 125 jobs. The company previously announced it closed a manufacturing plant in…
by - July 21, 2020 12:29 pm
SCA Pharma, an FDA-registered outsourcing facility, announced Tuesday (July 21) that it will expand its operations in Little Rock. SCA will invest more than $10 million and potentially double its…
by - July 20, 2020 4:13 pm
Tyson Foods and other top chicken processors have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic with positive cases reducing plant production while consumer demand and prices continue to take a…
by - July 16, 2020 12:19 pm
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) announced Thursday (July 16) it has received a $1.14 million federal grant to develop high-temperature communication electronics for directional drilling. The…
by - July 9, 2020 10:06 am
Signode Industrial Group, a transit-packaging provider with more than 80 manufacturing facilities worldwide, will expand its operations in Fordyce, creating 31 new full-time jobs over the next 12 months, the…
