by - April 21, 2016 2:58 pm
Cumulative red meat production for the United States totaled 48.5 billion pounds in 2015, 2% higher than the previous year, according the annual meat processing report from the U.S. Department…
by - April 20, 2016 5:18 pm
The world of consumer packaged goods (CPG) in retail is changing and it’s a move that has a strong potential to benefit small brands. This is just one message participants…
by - April 20, 2016 11:05 am
New York-based Arsenal Capital Partners became majority investor in Fort Smith-based Peterson Chemical Technology, the private equity firm announced late last week in a press release. Peterson Chemical is a…
by - April 19, 2016 5:17 pm
Walmart.com said it’s paying closer attention to the way boxes are packed for its online delivery service. The changes could reduce millions of cubic feet of cardboard use, and it’s…
by - April 18, 2016 5:19 pm
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Monday (April 18) that there was a constant battle over the past 15 or so years to bring a major industry to Osceola. Once the…
by - April 18, 2016 3:11 pm
The Mexican government is lifting a ban on Arkansas poultry that began in early 2015 following an avian flu discovery in Boone County. Despite United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
by - April 18, 2016 3:11 pm
The Mexican government is lifting a ban on Arkansas poultry that began in early 2015 following an avian flu discovery in Boone County. Despite United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
by - April 17, 2016 6:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– STEEL EXECUTIVES GO TO WASHINGTON, ASKS CONGRESS FOR ANTI-DUMPING…
by - April 14, 2016 6:00 pm
An upcoming May 1 deadline to find a site location for a $1.3 billion superproject that China’s largest privately-held timber company hopes to build in south Arkansas is expected to…
by - April 14, 2016 1:02 pm
Tyson Foods is already the largest employer in Green Forest, Ark., but the meat giant is hoping to expand its already large footprint with a $136 million processing facility to…
by - April 14, 2016 12:13 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission will be sending three top staff members to the international Hannover Messe trade show in Germany on April 25-29, where President Obama and German Chancellor…
by - April 13, 2016 4:54 pm
Burt Hanna, owner of Fayetteville-based Hanna’s Candles and a longtime supplier to Walmart U.S., told Talk Business & Politics he is working on a proposal to set up a small…
by - April 13, 2016 3:27 pm
Northwest Arkansas startup NanoMech said Wednesday (April 13) that it secured $10 million in capital from the investment arm of Saudi Aramco, the deep-pocket state-owned national oil company of Saudi…
by - April 12, 2016 2:37 pm
In its comprehensive 2016 Global manufacturing competitiveness index (GMCI), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) and the Council on Competitiveness (the Council) in the United States build upon the GMCI…
by - April 12, 2016 1:12 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is Tyson’s Foods largest customer and the food giant has promoted Jason Nichol to senior vice president over the Walmart business. Tyson Foods said 16.8% of its 2015…
by - April 12, 2016 1:12 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is Tyson’s Foods largest customer and the food giant has promoted Jason Nichol to senior vice president over the Walmart business. Tyson Foods said 16.8% of its 2015…
by - April 11, 2016 4:30 pm
Major U.S. container ports saw import volumes rise 3.7% in February from the previous month, and the growth forecast for the first half of this year has been raised to…
by - April 11, 2016 4:30 pm
Major U.S. container ports saw import volumes rise 3.7% in February from the previous month, and the growth forecast for the first half of this year has been raised to…
by - April 10, 2016 7:34 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– CHINA MOST COMPETITIVE MANUFACTURING NATION, BUT U.S. TO TAKE…
by - April 8, 2016 3:59 pm
A decision by a Northwest Arkansas poultry company to consolidate its front half deboning operation will bring 400 new jobs to Northeast Arkansas, company officials said Friday (April 8). Officials…
