by - May 4, 2017 4:34 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes and his management team are pushing a new sustainability agenda throughout the meat giant’s operations and that includes a renewed commitment to providing a safer…
by - May 3, 2017 6:04 pm
Equity analysts predict that Tyson Foods will pocket roughly $374 million, or $1.02 per share, for the second quarter, below the $432 million earned a year ago. The Springdale-based meat…
by - May 3, 2017 5:21 pm
Deltic Timber Corp. posted a first quarter profit of $1.08 million compared to a $395,000 profit one year ago as lumber prices and volume resulted in higher sales and income…
by - May 3, 2017 4:30 pm
In an effort to combat hunger in Haiti, Tyson Foods announced Wednesday (May 3) a $341,490 grant to the nonprofit group OneEgg to build an egg-producing farm in Haiti. The…
by - May 3, 2017 12:15 pm
Ashish Kumar Singh of Welspun Pipes Inc., in Little Rock has been recognized along with five other young professionals with the 2017 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award by the Society…
by - May 1, 2017 2:52 pm
Weldon, Williams & Lick (WWL), one of Fort Smith’s oldest companies, and Boynton Beach, Fla.-Worldwide Ticketcraft have announced they will “join their companies.” Terms were not disclosed and the deal…
by - April 27, 2017 4:18 pm
Things are different with Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes. He’s more likely to wear a plaid dress shirt and dark pants than the traditional khaki duds worn by his predecessors….
by - April 27, 2017 7:30 am
Top executives with publicly-traded Voxx International Corp. will travel to southwest Arkansas Thursday (April 27) for a ceremony to transfer the museum and archives of Hope native and audio pioneer…
by - April 26, 2017 12:45 pm
While President Donald Trump may be fighting a stagnant approval rating, at least one of his policies associated to American manufacturing has widespread support—“Buy American.” According to a new study…
by - April 25, 2017 3:02 pm
The Manufacturing Institute, APICS, and Deloitte have released a new study delving into the employment gap of women in manufacturing. The survey targeted more than 600 women in manufacturing and…
by - April 25, 2017 2:37 pm
Ed Mueller, founder of Carolina Gumbaya, rekindled his food passion after retiring and relocating to Myrtle Beach, S.C., five years ago from Michigan. Mueller told the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal…
by - April 24, 2017 4:25 pm
Tyson Foods officials announced Monday (April 24) the company is considering the sale of three of its non-protein businesses — Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Kettle and Van’s. “Through our ongoing…
by - April 24, 2017 4:18 pm
Chris Weiser, president and CEO of J.V. Manufacturing in Springdale, has been appointed to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute…
by - April 24, 2017 7:58 am
Within the first two days of launching the invitation for its fourth Open Call, Walmart U.S. received about 200 applications from existing and prospective suppliers to pitch their products in…
by - April 20, 2017 4:29 pm
Officials with Phoenix Investors say the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility in Fort Smith is a “diamond in the rough” and they plan to spend $10 million in the next 6…
by - April 19, 2017 5:23 pm
Local and state economic development officials have met with a manufacturing prospect that could potentially add more than 1,000 jobs to the central Arkansas economy, Talk Business & Politics has…
by - April 19, 2017 4:37 pm
The global 3D printers market is projected to grow to $11.92 billion by 2021, according to a new market study released by research firm Technavio. The U.K.-based firm expects the…
by - April 19, 2017 10:50 am
NanoMech Industries of Springdale has been named as a 2017 finalist for an Edison Award in the category of Metal Production for one of its nanoengineered products, the patented nGlide…
by - April 18, 2017 5:33 pm
Analysts say chicken processors like Tyson Foods have more pricing power amid lower-than-expected supplies as well as decent exports despite the recent bird flu outbreak. Farha Aslam, an analyst with…
by - April 17, 2017 10:51 am
U.S. manufacturing technology orders increased more than expected in February, up 19.6% from January, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report from the Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT)….
