by - March 4, 2017 7:37 pm
Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. ROBOTS ON THE RISE, 2016 SHIPMENTS JUMP 10% TO $1.9 BILLION The Robotic Industries Association recently reported that the North American…
by - March 4, 2017 2:43 pm
The 100-year-old Ford Motor Company faces a future that includes autonomous vehicles and a sharing economy that threatens vehicle sales, according to Sheryl Connelly, global consumer trends and futuring manager…
by - March 1, 2017 4:53 pm
Arkansas’ first and to date only industrial superproject is in full operation, and officials hope it may lure an auto manufacturer to The Natural State. Big River Steel announced Wednesday…
by - February 28, 2017 8:18 am
Springdale-based NanoMech has partnered with Truck-Lite Co. of Falconer, N.Y., to produce a new line of electrical system products with improved resistance to electrical malfunction, corrosion and oxidation. The new…
by - February 27, 2017 4:39 pm
“Automation-weakens-manufacturing” stories are fake news, according to National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons. Contrary to what billionaire investor Mark Cuban recently stated about robots costing Americans…
by - February 26, 2017 7:16 pm
Editor’s note: Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. LITTLE ROCK’S BROADWAY BRIDGE TO OPEN 30 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE THIS WEEK The new U.S. Highway 70 Broadway…
by - February 24, 2017 11:05 am
The Delta Regional Authority is investing $235,000 in infrastructure projects in southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana with the help of the Economic Development Administration. The projects will add 115 jobs…
by - February 23, 2017 8:45 am
An Arkansas retailer and Texas manufacturer are teaming up to produce two new “bed-in-a-box” products to capitalize on the growing online mattress sales market. The RiteBed will be produced at…
by - February 22, 2017 4:19 pm
According to a filing Wednesday (Feb. 22) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, investment management firm Southeastern Asset Management of Memphis has picked up 1,827,558 shares of common stock…
by - February 21, 2017 4:35 pm
Tom Hayes has been CEO of Tyson Foods for just seven weeks and has already shaken up the company’s core structure, rolled out a new logo, will begin grinding up…
by - February 20, 2017 2:10 pm
Whirlpool Corp. has sold its 1.2 million square foot manufacturing plant in Fort Smith to Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Phoenix Investors. Whirlpool closed the refrigerator plant in June 2012, with most production…
by - February 20, 2017 12:27 pm
Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. GE AVIATION TO INVEST $4.3 BILLION IN GLOBAL MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS Buoyed by record production on a new generation of jet engines,…
by - February 19, 2017 10:13 am
Manufacturers have “struggled mightily” over the past two years to increase international demand, particularly with a strong U.S. dollar and lingering economic challenges to key markets, according to Chad Moutray,…
by - February 19, 2017 10:11 am
According to research firm McKinsey, 99% of data collected by businesses is discarded before management ever has a chance to analyze it. According to Martin Rainer, vice president and general manager…
by - February 19, 2017 10:10 am
Recent political trends suggest the growth of reshoring will continue and would protect and promote U.S. manufacturing jobs, according to an Intelligence Node white paper. One of President Donald Trump’s…
by - February 16, 2017 3:03 pm
Industrial production fell 0.3% in January and was flat compared to the same month in 2016, according to a statistical release from the Federal Reserve. Also in January, manufacturing output…
by - February 13, 2017 11:35 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. ––––––––––––––––––––– Trane announced Monday (Feb. 13) it will end its manufacturing operation in Fort Smith, a move that will result in…
by - February 9, 2017 8:48 am
Mars Petcare has achieved a significant milestone in workplace safety. The company recently announced its Fort Smith manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing has surpassed the two million man-hour mark for…
by - February 8, 2017 12:28 pm
As Arkansas lawmakers work to develop a regulatory framework for the medical marijuana market, a new study estimates market size for the drug to be at $55.8 billion globally by…
by - February 7, 2017 8:18 am
Despite last week’s largely positive jobs report, manufacturers continue to be unimpressed. The sector saw only 5,000 jobs added in January. Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President Scott Paul said…
