by - October 18, 2019 3:31 pm
Industrial production decreased by 0.4% in September, from August, according to the Federal Reserve. In the third quarter, industrial production increased by 1.2%, from the same period in 2018. Manufacturing…
by - October 16, 2019 4:38 pm
Simmons Prepared Foods, a company of Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods Inc. and Affiliates, announced Wednesday (Oct. 16) that operations have started to ramp up at its new $300 million plant…
by - October 15, 2019 7:26 pm
One business expanding and another bringing part of their operation to town will lead to 96 new jobs in Fort Smith. Twin Rivers Foods, heavily damaged in the record flooding…
by - October 8, 2019 4:02 pm
Marshalltown Tools recently acquired Bullet Tools, a company that specializes in flooring shears and other tools. Marshalltown executives said they are working diligently to assimilate Bullet Tools into the Fayetteville…
by - October 7, 2019 1:50 pm
Hugg & Hall Equipment Company and Scott Equipment Company, LLC have entered into an agreement to trade Volvo and Toyota manufacturer territories in Louisiana and Arkansas in order to align…
by - October 3, 2019 9:14 am
Domtar Corporation announced Thursday (Oct. 3) that it will permanently shut down two of its paper machines with one of the closures being in Ashdown, Arkansas. The other closure will be…
by - October 1, 2019 7:28 pm
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell 1.3 percentage points to 47.8% in September and was the second consecutive month that economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted, according to the…
by - October 1, 2019 1:40 pm
Economic growth across Arkansas and several other Midwest states remained flat in September as supply managers are increasingly looking for ways to navigate around U.S.-initiated trade wars that have negatively…
by - October 1, 2019 8:26 am
United States Steel Corp. announced Tuesday (Oct. 1) it has taken a first step toward acquiring Big River Steel through the purchase of a 49.9% ownership stake for $700 million…
by - September 30, 2019 7:11 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said he has concerns about Chinese investments in America, despite six Arkansas projects – including three in his Congressional District – being supported by Chinese…
by - September 27, 2019 12:28 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 0.2%, or by $500 million, to $250.7 billion in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released Friday (Sept. 27) the advance…
by - September 26, 2019 4:39 pm
Despite leaping over a 574-page hurdle earlier this week, officials with Chinese paper goods giant Shandong Sun Paper say there is significant progress to be made in U.S.-China trade talks…
by - September 26, 2019 4:13 pm
The Rockline Industries plant in Springdale has attained 11 million safe work hours without a lost time accident, and only a handful of companies have achieved the milestone, according to…
by - September 23, 2019 5:40 pm
Nearly four years after announcing the state’s first blockbuster deal with China, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Sept. 23) said the state Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has finally approved…
by - September 22, 2019 4:56 pm
Cycling industry veteran Brendan Quirk has been named interim CEO of Bentonville-based bicycle brand Allied Cycle Works. Quirk takes the place of Sam Pickman, who was promoted from director of…
by - September 18, 2019 4:33 pm
Meat giant Tyson Foods has long offered protein snacks like its “Any’tizers” branded frozen chicken products. But the Springdale-based company is also trying meatless options announcing with a new line…
by - September 18, 2019 1:29 pm
Industrial production rose 0.6% in August after falling 0.1% in July, according to the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve released Tuesday (Sept. 17) industrial production and capacity use statistics for…
by - September 18, 2019 12:20 pm
Vehicle wheel manufacturer Superior Industries will lay off about 250 employees at its Fayetteville plant, said Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. That number equals…
by - September 11, 2019 4:56 pm
Three months after shuttering south Arkansas plants in Crossett and Hope, paper goods giant Georgia-Pacific (GP) will invest up to $70 million to upgrade its plywood and lumber operations in…
by - September 9, 2019 6:17 pm
Nucor Corp., which has reported record sales and profits over the past 12 months, announced over the weekend that longtime company Chairman and CEO John J. Ferriola, 67, will retire…
