by - April 13, 2022 8:48 am
Bryce Corporation, a manufacturer of flexible packaging, announced Wednesday (April 13) it will invest $80 million to expand its operations in Searcy. The expansion is expected to add 142 new…
by - April 12, 2022 2:59 pm
Tyson Foods, a large employer of immigrant labor, is committing more than $1 million to support immigrant employees in the U.S. with legal services needed to acquire citizenship. The money…
by - April 7, 2022 4:31 pm
Vehicles are finally rolling off assembly lines in Arkansas. Envirotech Vehicles, the only automobile manufacturer operating in the state, held an event Thursday (April 7) at its facility in Osceola…
by - April 6, 2022 4:14 pm
Arkansas has been so welcoming to U.S. Steel that officials are being offered free bottled water and help moving to town, President and CEO David Burritt said at the Arkansas…
by - April 4, 2022 4:51 pm
Arkansas will soon have another publicly traded company in its borders. Led by former Alltel CEO Scott Ford, Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC announced Monday (April 4) it would go public…
by - April 4, 2022 3:30 pm
U.S. Steel announced Monday (April 4) that its Big River Steel mill in Osceola has become the first-ever ResponsibleSteel site certified in North America. BRS received the site certification after…
by - April 3, 2022 9:55 am
When recycled deck manufacturer Trex Co. decided to locate its $400 million campus in the Little Rock Port last year, it was the culmination of an 18-month rigorous site selection…
by - April 1, 2022 10:48 am
The manufacturing sector grew at a slower pace in March as the index that tracks the growth fell to the lowest level since September 2020, according to the Institute for…
by - March 31, 2022 5:29 pm
Funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has put the first significant funding in a decades-long effort to deepen the Arkansas River navigation channel to 12-feet. Much…
by - March 29, 2022 4:41 pm
Wholesale commodity prices for food, fuel and other economic essentials continue to rise with 30 of the 38 commonly traded commodities priced higher than a year ago, according to data…
by - March 28, 2022 2:07 pm
The civil suit filed in August against NanoMech Inc., the defunct Springdale-based nanotechnology manufacturer, has ended in dismissal. U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III dismissed the case on Jan….
by - March 26, 2022 9:51 am
Canoo — the California mobility tech company that’s planning a big splash in Northwest Arkansas — signed a 10-year, $17.1 million lease in January to occupy a new 270,000-square-foot industrial…
by - March 22, 2022 1:22 pm
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a mass timber manufacturer, hired Jason Trenn as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway. Trenn brings…
by - March 20, 2022 9:14 am
The MoistureShield plant in Springdale is undergoing an expansion that will double its manufacturing capacity, allowing the wood composite decking company to add a new product line and expand another….
by - March 14, 2022 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson led a rally in Camden on Monday (March 14) in support of the aerospace defense industry that produces weapons being used to defend the country of Ukraine….
by - March 9, 2022 4:40 pm
While the fighting in Ukraine is half a world away from the U.S. the impacts are being felt in the food supply chain, according to Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing…
by - March 8, 2022 5:50 pm
Westrock Coffee Co. and its subsidiary, S&D Coffee & Tea, will organize under one brand name. Moving forward, the two companies will begin providing service under one name, Westrock Coffee,…
by - March 7, 2022 8:50 am
Snack company Hostess Brands, Inc. announced it will convert an idled factory in Arkadelphia into a state-of-the-art bakery. The new location is expected to be operational in the second half…
by - March 5, 2022 9:40 am
Phoenix Innovations, a manufacturer of processing equipment in the protein industry, has acquired and is expanding the former Dalton King Packaging facility in Russellville. The plant will employ up to…
by - March 3, 2022 7:46 pm
U.S. Steel President and CEO David Burritt will headline the Arkansas Economic Development Foundation (AEDF) luncheon on Wednesday, April 6 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. David Burritt…
