by - May 24, 2017 6:30 pm
A top executive for Walmart’s international operations expressed deep support for maintaining strong bilateral free trade alliances abroad, advising more than 200 people at an annual luncheon spotlighting the state’s…
by - May 24, 2017 11:43 am
Fort Smith-based Corrugated Specialties has purchased Century Corrugated Container Corp of Kilgore, Tex., according to a Tuesday (May 23) press release. Corrugated Specialties is a manufacturer of corrugated boxes and…
by - May 19, 2017 6:18 pm
French aviation giant Dassault Falcon announced Friday (May 19) “a less than 6%” reduction in the company’s global workforce, which includes some 1,800 workers at the French jetmaker’s completion facility…
by - May 17, 2017 5:17 pm
A 10-year decline in global productivity growth halted last year, and is projected to show an uptick in 2017, according to the latest release of annual productivity growth rates for…
by - May 15, 2017 7:28 pm
Entrepreneur and businessman Jody Shackelford knew it was time to seize the moment. A few years earlier, his grandfather Harry Shackelford invented The Rocket Shot, a device that shoots two…
by - May 15, 2017 1:47 pm
A Chicago-based group that advocates for the return of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. says “the tide has turned,” with more jobs “onshored” than leaving the country. But it will…
by - May 12, 2017 4:31 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the company is investing in the U.S. manufacturing market — advanced manufacturing, to be specific — to the tune of $1 billion. The reveal came…
by - May 12, 2017 12:15 pm
Top Hino Motors Corp. and local and state economic development officials today (May 12) launched the expansion of a 110,000 square feet production line at the Japanese auto part giant’s…
by - May 12, 2017 9:42 am
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is out, presenting a dichotomy between eager employers and a continuing skills gap that…
by - May 10, 2017 3:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story is completely updated with this report from Wesley Brown. –––––––––––––––– Making good on a seven-month old promise to bring a major employer to the Arkansas Delta,…
by - May 8, 2017 3:09 pm
Two plant fires and continued disruptions in Tyson Foods’ chicken and prepared foods segments hindered profits for the Springdale-based meat giant in the second quarter ending April 1. But that…
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…
