by - September 28, 2025 9:10 am
National Park College (NPC) broke ground last week on a new 16,000-square-foot welding facility that will expand opportunities for students pursuing technical education and workforce training. The groundbreaking was held…
by - September 25, 2025 2:25 pm
Rogers-based manufacturer Assembled Products Corp. announced Thursday (Sept. 25) that it’s consolidated its operations into a more than 118,000-square-foot building and has a new brand, Kiefer Sage. The company, which…
by - September 24, 2025 4:33 pm
Kyoto, Japan-based Nidec Motor Corp. on Wednesday (Sept. 24) ceremonially broke ground on a $19 million expansion of its Mena, Ark., facility that is expected to add 35 jobs to…
by - September 17, 2025 4:52 pm
Tuesday’s (Sept. 17) Cass Freight Index suggesting trade wars continue to be a drag on shipping and logistics is likely not a surprise for folks at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport…
by - September 9, 2025 1:39 pm
One of the largest manufacturers in Northeast Arkansas has a new owner. Georgia-Pacific has acquired Anchor Packaging, according to a release on Monday (Sept. 8). Anchor Packaging has been a…
by - September 8, 2025 4:08 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest points to continued weakness in the U.S. manufacturing and housing sectors as reasons the shipping and logistics company may post lower-than-expected financial metrics in the third quarter….
by - September 8, 2025 12:32 pm
The Port of Fort Smith has received an almost $2 million grant from the Arkansas Waterways Commission that will help fund a new warehouse and is part of the effort…
by - September 4, 2025 5:42 pm
Execs with Tyson Foods, one of the nation’s largest beef packers, said Thursday (Sept. 4) there are early signs that beef segment losses may soon abate. It’s been a rough…
by - September 3, 2025 3:32 pm
Tyson Foods is again shaking up its c-suite with Brady Stewart terminated immediately for cause, the company announced Sept. 2. Tyson provided no details other than saying Stewart violated the…
by - September 2, 2025 1:41 pm
A six-building industrial portfolio in Rogers recently changed hands for $8.2 million. The purchase price equals $75 per square foot. IAI SEP 13th Street LLC, whose authorized agent is Grant Reaves,…
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is asking an engineering firm hired by Whirlpool to install more cancer-causing chemical monitoring wells around the former Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith….
by - August 20, 2025 11:01 am
Merrill Steel announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) it will open a steel fabrication facility in Osceola. The project will cost $32 million and create 108 new jobs during the next three…
by - August 19, 2025 6:09 pm
Trane Technologies plans to invest almost $6 million to expand manufacturing capacity at its Fort Smith plant. The expansion is expected to add 63 jobs to the 272 jobs now…
by - August 16, 2025 1:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has a packed agenda for its Tuesday (Aug. 19) meeting, with voting items to include a job incentive package, a resolution supporting National Historic…
by - August 12, 2025 2:18 pm
Windsor Door, a garage door manufacturer headquartered in Little Rock, will invest $12 million in a manufacturing line that will operational during the first quarter of 2026, the company announced…
by - August 12, 2025 11:24 am
Sediver, a Blackstone portfolio company, announced Tuesday (Aug. 12) the expansion of its West Memphis manufacturing plant that will create 25 new jobs. The company plans to spend just under…
by - August 11, 2025 7:13 pm
Welspun Tubular announced a $150 million expansion project to establish a new Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) line pipe mill and coating facility at its existing site in Little Rock….
by - August 9, 2025 8:10 am
Arkansas-based Lexicon, Inc. has promoted Bill Fitzgerald to vice president of marketing and communications. Fitzgerald joined Lexicon as marketing director in 2021. Tasked with building Lexicon’s marketing department and function…
by - August 7, 2025 6:30 pm
Central States, a Tontitown-based manufacturer of metal building products, has opened a 105,000-square-foot plant in Springdale to support the fast-growing pre-engineered metal building system business. The plant represents a long-term…
by - August 7, 2025 5:54 pm
Tyson Foods has appointed Sarah Bond, CEO of Xbox and a Microsoft executive, to its board of directors, effective immediately, the Springdale-based global company announced Thursday (Aug. 7). “Sarah is…
