by - December 14, 2016 1:34 pm
One of the largest industrial development projects in Arkansas history is about to begin production. Big River Steel has produced its first hot roll coil tube, and its melt shop…
by - December 14, 2016 6:35 am
Newport has a certified 100-acre industrial development park, but it’s not large enough to attract enough job providers to Jackson County. To lure industries to the region, the commission hopes…
by - December 11, 2016 4:25 pm
Tom Hayes, president and soon-to-be CEO of Tyson Foods, said he’s tasked with growing the business and that will likely include acquisitions or investing in other companies. Hayes and Chief…
by - December 11, 2016 9:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– EMPLOYER COSTS FOR WAGES, SALARIES AND BENEFITS AVERAGE $34.14…
by - December 8, 2016 1:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of the “Arkansas Future Grant,” or ArFuture, paying two years of tuition and mandatory fees of Arkansas community college and technical students who are…
by - December 6, 2016 5:10 pm
A leading manufacturing trade association is taking a hard line on President Barack Obama’s decision to deny the permits necessary for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), calling it…
by - December 6, 2016 5:01 pm
Toronto-based Russel Metals has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale with Nucor Corp. to sell its property near Blytheville, Ark., for approximately $40 million CDN ($30.182 million USD)….
by - December 4, 2016 8:29 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FARM INCOME FORECASTED TO SEE DOUBLE-DIGIT DECLINE IN 2016…
by - November 29, 2016 10:18 am
L’Orėal USA, the largest subsidiary of the global beauty brand, opened submissions for the 2017 For Women in Science fellowship program on Nov. 28. The application period will close on…
by - November 29, 2016 8:57 am
New York State Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, D-Utica, issued a statement Sunday (Nov. 27) criticizing subcontracting of “I Love New York” Thruway signs for the state’s Department of Transportation to Little…
by - November 27, 2016 12:20 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– MICHIGAN GOVERNOR SIGNS MOU TO CREATE AUTO MANUFACTURING HUB…
by - November 22, 2016 2:36 pm
Tyson Foods is preparing for a management shift and it’s only the second time in the company’s long history where the incoming CEO is not a veteran employee of the…
by - November 22, 2016 8:45 am
Becky Keogh, director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, said she and her staff had recent meetings with officials at Sun Paper Industry of China on pre-engineering and environmental…
by - November 22, 2016 8:18 am
Dr. Scott Osborn, a co-founder of Fayetteville water technology company BlueInGreen, has been named Engineer of the Year by the Arkansas section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological…
by - November 21, 2016 5:45 pm
William Duke and Nicolas Nahas, students at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts in Hot Springs, were among the regional finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math,…
by - November 21, 2016 5:31 pm
The global commercial smoke detector market could hit $2 billion in revenue by 2020, according to a new report from Technavio. The research firm’s report, entitled “Global Commercial Smoke Detector…
by - November 21, 2016 7:04 am
Tyson Foods ended its fiscal year with net income of $1.768 billion, 45% more than the previous fiscal year, thanks in part to lower grain costs, better margins in the…
by - November 20, 2016 8:47 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– RECYCLING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 800,000 JOBS, $36 BILLION…
by - November 16, 2016 5:25 pm
Tyson Foods has been a darling on Wall Street this year with share values rising 31.5% – and that’s after a recent setback from the onslaught of litigation filed against…
by - November 13, 2016 7:43 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– LOCKHEED COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST OF U.S. MILITARY’S NEW TACTICAL…
