by - May 1, 2024 3:35 pm
Bekaert Corporation announced Wednesday (May 1) it will expand its Van Buren manufacturing facility, creating 38 new jobs. The jobs, when benefits and overtime are included, pay around $75,000 annually,…
by - May 1, 2024 11:24 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector reversed course in April as it contracted after expanding in March, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Before the March expansion, the…
by - April 29, 2024 7:17 pm
Owens Corning is investing almost $15 million on a significant expansion of its original Fort Smith plant built in 1984. The expansion follows recent completion of an adjacent new plant…
by - April 24, 2024 6:11 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority Commission on Wednesday (April 24) approved construction of a new bulk storage warehouse estimated to cost $1.7 million. The warehouse helps make up for storage…
by - April 24, 2024 6:44 am
Under the leadership of owners Chris and Morgan Chandler, Springdale-based Chandler Equipment Inc. closed a significant deal on April 1. The company acquired Roambuilt, an Oregon-based manufacturer of exterior accessories…
by - April 22, 2024 5:53 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith plans to add a new bachelor’s degree in smart manufacturing by as soon as Fall 2025. The new effort will be part of…
by - April 18, 2024 9:52 am
Zekelman Industries will invest up to $120 million to expand the manufacturing capabilities and product offerings of its subsidiary, Atlas Tube, in Mississippi County. The project will bring Zekelman’s total…
by - April 13, 2024 12:24 pm
Heritage Links, a division of Little Rock-based Lexicon, Inc. that specializes in golf course construction and management, has acquired Maine-based Environmental Solutions, a golf course irrigation, drainage, site design, and…
by - April 12, 2024 2:25 pm
U.S. Steel stockholders overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with Nippon Steel Corp. in a special stockholders meeting Friday (April 12). The company announced in a press release that, according to…
by - April 9, 2024 10:48 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday (April 9) it has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Searcy County in north central Arkansas to support manufacturing business growth. This Economic…
by - April 8, 2024 4:06 pm
The City of Fort Smith is working with Make My Move, a company that specializes in promotion and advertisement of their clients’ regional amenities and quality of life in order…
by - April 6, 2024 11:13 am
XPO, a leading provider of freight transportation in North America, celebrated the 30th anniversary of its in-house trailer manufacturing facility in Searcy, Arkansas. Connecticut-based XPO is the only freight transportation…
by - April 5, 2024 4:09 am
Mississippi County has received $2 million in federal funding to begin a comprehensive clean-up effort at the Arkansas Aeroplex, formerly known as the Eaker Air Force Base, in Blytheville. This…
by - April 4, 2024 11:29 am
Cocoa prices recently hit record highs amid global supply concerns. Still, area chocolatiers and candy makers had different opinions about the impacts of lower supplies of the core ingredient used…
by - April 2, 2024 5:12 pm
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) will receive $450,000 from the Delta Workforce Grant Program through the Delta Regional Authority to establish an extrusion and injection molding program. It’s part of…
by - April 2, 2024 4:33 pm
Jim Walton, 75, and his family, which includes sons Tom and Steuart, ranked No. 18 on the Forbes Billionaire List for 2024 at $78.4 billion. Walton is the youngest son…
by - April 1, 2024 1:21 pm
Economic activity expanded in the manufacturing sector in March after contracting for 16 consecutive months, according to The Institute For Supply Management (ISM). The activity previously expanded in September 2022….
by - March 28, 2024 5:10 pm
William Lee “Bill” Sage of Bentonville, who founded Rogers-based manufacturer Assembled Products Corp., died Tuesday (March 26) after battling cancer and lung complications. He was 79. The company announced the…
by - March 20, 2024 3:52 pm
Norwegian food packager Elopak broke ground Wednesday (March 20) on its first U.S. production facility at the Little Rock Port Authority. The $70 million plant will produce cartons for milk,…
by - March 20, 2024 3:14 pm
Steve Clark, founder and former CEO of Fort Smith-based Propak, has been named CEO of Dallas-based PLA, the pallet-management and supply chain logistics company that bought Propak in June 2022….
