by - February 8, 2018 7:25 am
Selling chicken, beef, pork and prepared foods has been good business for Tyson Foods. So is the new federal tax law. Officials with the Springdale-based meat giant estimate a more…
by - February 6, 2018 4:54 pm
At Charleston High School, eight students have designed the barista of the future. Gunner Heft, Mason Keener, Ryan Keener, Andrew Kimmell, Hayden Pittman, Mary-Ashley Qualls, Garrett Phillips, and Dalton Ripley…
by - February 5, 2018 4:13 pm
Equity analysts estimate Tyson Foods will on Feb. 8 report first-quarter profits of $562.5 million, down 5.3% from the $594 million earned a year ago. Analysts have an earnings consensus…
by - February 5, 2018 3:14 pm
The United Steelworkers (USW) voiced its approval of a recent decision to provide relief to U.S. manufacturers of residential washing machines as well as solar cells and modules. USW International…
by - February 1, 2018 10:29 am
Lockheed Martin has started to build the spaceship that is expected to take astronauts to the Moon. On Thursday (Feb. 1), the global security and aerospace company, based in Bethesda,…
by - January 31, 2018 8:12 pm
Allegations against the U.S. broiler industry of price collusion continue to brew with two new lawsuits filed against Tyson Foods and 16 of chicken competitors along with Agri Stats, an…
by - January 31, 2018 7:15 pm
Silgan Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SLGN), a global supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced to its shareholders Wednesday (Jan. 31) the company has initiated construction of a new…
by - January 31, 2018 6:26 pm
As technology breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to change the face of industry, Denso Corp. has taken another step towards its goal of transforming from the world’s…
by - January 30, 2018 3:12 pm
Sun Paper announced Tuesday (Jan. 30) plans to boost its investment in a proposed Arkansas mill from around $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion. The new plans also include projected employment…
by - January 23, 2018 4:40 pm
Paper goods giant Kimberly-Clark Corp., which touts popular brands such as Kleenex, Huggies and Cottonelle, announced Tuesday (Jan. 23) a companywide restructuring that will shutter or sell at least 10…
by - January 22, 2018 4:39 pm
Consumer packaged goods company Pinnacle Foods Inc., the largest private employer in Fayetteville, said Monday (Jan. 22) it will build a 164,000 square-foot cold storage warehouse connected directly to its…
by - January 22, 2018 3:46 pm
After months of speculation and a year of work, Silgan appears to be moving forward with an estimated $38 million investment in a Fort Smith manufacturing facility expected to create…
by - January 20, 2018 10:56 am
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has been an outspoken leader in the push to enact tax reform, but in a recent statement, the organization pointed out that one of…
by - January 20, 2018 8:58 am
The Smackover Formation, more than 33,000 acres extending over Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, is receiving attention from Canadian-based Standard Lithium as a possible source for the production and development of…
by - January 10, 2018 5:20 pm
Hot Springs manufacturer Timber Automation announced Wednesday (Jan. 10) it is investing more than $3.5 million to add 50 new employees and expand its 145,000-square-foot facility in Garland County. “We’re…
by - January 10, 2018 4:23 pm
DENSO, headquartered in Japan with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., will join Kyoto University startup FLOSFIA Inc. to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy…
by - January 10, 2018 4:20 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for December, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 59.7% —…
by - January 4, 2018 12:15 pm
The poultry industry enjoyed a profitable 2017, but profits could be harder to come by in 2018 according to Jefferies analyst Akshay Jagdale who said chicken prices could drop 10%…
by - January 4, 2018 8:10 am
C&M Machine Holding Inc., a Rogers manufacturer, is planning an expansion project that will more than double its operations at 207 Buttry Road, just off of Arkansas Highway 94. Cleve…
by - January 2, 2018 7:56 pm
Austin, Texas-based Yeti Coolers filed suit against retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores on Dec. 8, claiming the retailer violated trademark and copyrights by selling products that replicate those made by Yeti….
