by - May 29, 2020 10:53 am
Manufactured goods orders fell again in April as nearly all manufacturers have continued or only temporarily halted operations amidst the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The National Association of Manufacturers released Thursday…
by - May 28, 2020 4:23 pm
The Alumacraft boat factory in Arkadelphia will close in June leaving 90 workers out of a job as the company moves production to Minnesota. An Evinrude spokesperson confirmed the closure…
by - May 22, 2020 11:25 am
Tyson Foods expanded its board of directors with the addition of David Bronczek, 65. He is the recently retired president and chief operating officer of FedEx Corp., the global logistics…
by - May 20, 2020 4:20 pm
Manufacturers have released new guidance on operating safely amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic as the U.S. Department of Energy seeks to boost manufacturing competitiveness through innovation. The Manufacturing Leadership Council…
by - May 19, 2020 4:56 pm
Fort Smith-based Weldon Williams & Lick, a 122-year-old business and an iconic enterprise in the region’s business history, has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to furlough a little more…
by - May 19, 2020 12:32 pm
Total industrial production fell 11.2% in April, the largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led factories to slow or stop operations…
by - May 17, 2020 5:08 pm
For thousands of years, Arkansas’ deep forests were difficult obstacles for Native Americans and later European travelers who tried to traverse the rugged terrain. A few built homesteads and a…
by - May 14, 2020 12:16 pm
As of May 12, there had been at least 12,500 reported positive cases tied to meatpacking facilities in at least 180 plants in 31 states, and at least 53 reported…
by - May 7, 2020 3:58 pm
Several equity market analysts who follow Tyson Foods have taken a wait-and-see attitude toward the meat giant following challenges the company is facing and will likely face in the next…
by - May 6, 2020 6:35 pm
Shipments of products like those made at the Glatfelter plant in Fort Smith were up 6% year-over-year as the demand by consumers for sanitizing wipes grew amid the COVID-19 pandemic,…
by - May 5, 2020 2:14 pm
There is no shortage of meat in the U.S., say Cargill CEO David MacLennan and Tyson Foods CEO Noel White. However, temporary shutdowns and slower line speeds in beef, pork…
by - May 5, 2020 1:14 pm
Entrepreneur Suni McClelland has owned and operated her Arkansas-based business, Razor Chemical, for 28 years. There have been other pandemics while she’s been in business, but nothing has compared to…
by - May 4, 2020 12:31 pm
Hugg & Hall Mobile Storage announced Monday (May 4) a number of promotions for the company’s management team, including naming Art Kinnaman as Chief Operating Officer and Holly Warren as…
by - May 4, 2020 12:11 pm
Lockheed Martin has received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and associated equipment. The interceptors…
by - May 4, 2020 12:05 pm
The coronavirus rained hard on Tyson Foods’ second-quarter earnings and there is no end in sight for the financial weight of the pandemic that CEO Noel White says is the…
by - May 1, 2020 1:46 pm
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased 7.6 percentage points to 41.5% in April, from March, as the manufacturing sector contracted for the second consecutive month and the overall economy contracted…
by - April 30, 2020 3:40 pm
Derrell Peel, livestock marketing analyst at Oklahoma State University, has said a recent emergency order from President Donald Trump mandating meat processing plants remain open doesn’t change much for the…
by - April 30, 2020 3:36 pm
The executive order handed down this week from President Donald Trump known as the National Emergency Production Act as amended to cover the food supply chain ordered meatpackers and processors…
by - April 30, 2020 8:58 am
An Arkansas nonprofit, First2Give.org, is working with manufacturers, healthcare facilities, schools, state agencies and businesses to obtain the personal protection supplies required in preparation for re-opening businesses across the state…
by - April 29, 2020 2:30 pm
Tyson Foods continues to keep as many plants open as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Springdale-based meat giant announced Wednesday (April 29) it was doubling the cash bonuses it…
