by - March 31, 2016 5:16 pm
Tyson Foods sets 12% water reduction goal by end of 2020
Tyson Foods said it plans to reduce the company’s direct water usage by 12% by the end of 2020 and will also work with its supply chain partners on further…
Manufacturing
by - March 31, 2016 4:58 pm
Tesla shareholder from Fort Smith travels to Dallas to pre-order the more affordable Model 3
Fort Smith businessman Tom Kirkham says he’s never voluntarily stood in a long line to buy a new anything. On Thursday, he was #178 in a long line in Dallas…
by - March 31, 2016 4:51 pm
New manufacturing trade alliance forms to block ‘market economy’ status for China
A group of leading U.S. manufacturing and industrial trade groups have formed a new coalition, called Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, to oppose China’s designation as a market economy at the…
by - March 30, 2016 7:22 pm
Baldor Electric receives a product of the year award
Baldor Electric Co. was one of the winners of Plant Engineering magazine’s 2015 Product of the Year Awards for developing the Tigear-2 Ultra Kleen gear reducer. The company was honored…
by - March 29, 2016 11:39 am
Lockheed Martin restarts Army’s ‘tactical mission’ production at Camden
Lockheed Martin has restarted its Tactical Mission System (TACMS) production line at the company’s facility in Camden, Ark. For more than 20 years, TACMS (formerly ATACMS) was assembled on-budget and…
by - March 29, 2016 11:39 am
Lockheed Martin restarts Army’s ‘tactical mission’ production at Camden
Lockheed Martin has restarted its Tactical Mission System (TACMS) production line at the company’s facility in Camden, Ark. For more than 20 years, TACMS (formerly ATACMS) was assembled on-budget and…
by - March 27, 2016 7:32 am
Made-in-America: Good ‘middle skill’ jobs exclude women, new report says
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– GOOD ‘MIDDLE-SKILL’ JOBS EXCLUDE WOMEN, NEW REPORT SAYS Women…
by - March 23, 2016 4:43 pm
Dean Foods to face ‘structural risk’ competition from Walmart
Dean Foods, the nation’s largest milk company, said Walmart’s entry into the milk business will mean the loss of approximately 100 million gallons of private label milk it has been…
by - March 23, 2016 4:43 pm
Dean Foods to face ‘structural risk’ competition from Walmart
Dean Foods, the nation’s largest milk company, said Walmart’s entry into the milk business will mean the loss of approximately 100 million gallons of private label milk it has been…
by - March 23, 2016 4:37 pm
FMH Conveyors announces $12.5 million expansion in Jonesboro
A company that makes conveyors for loading and unloading trucks will invest $12.5 million and add 110 jobs to its Jonesboro location, company and state officials announced Wednesday (March 23)….
by - March 23, 2016 4:25 pm
Tyson Foods eyes ‘significant’ e-commerce growth, still pushing to diversify revenue
Tyson Foods’ transformation from a commodity manufacturer into a consumer food company continues and the meat giant says it is “making significant progress” with key global e-commerce players such as…
by - March 23, 2016 10:17 am
Bekaert announces 100 new jobs in $32 million plant expansion in Rogers (Updated)
The Bekaert plant in Rogers, which has made steel cords for the tire industry since 1989, will soon see a $32 million expansion which will add 50% capacity and 100…
by - March 22, 2016 4:45 pm
Toolmaker Marshalltown investing in Fayetteville expansion, workforce an issue
With sales tied closely to housing construction, the manager of toolmaker Marshalltown Company in Fayetteville said business is good for the company that employs around 200 in the area. Jack…
by - March 22, 2016 2:07 pm
U.S. Supreme Court sides against Tyson Foods, upholds $5.8 million judgment
Tyson Foods will be forced to pay almost $5.8 million in a class action judgment awarded to 3,300 workers with the company’s Storm Lake, Iowa, pork processing plant who claimed…
by - March 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Walmart to bring milk processing in-house with Indiana plant
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, plans to establish a milk processing plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Great Value and Members Mark private label milk sold in more than 600…
by - March 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Walmart to bring milk processing in-house with Indiana plant
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, plans to establish a milk processing plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Great Value and Members Mark private label milk sold in more than 600…
by - March 21, 2016 10:48 am
Made in Arkansas: U.S. Army successfully tests a Lockheed Martin Patriot missile
Defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne is proudly touting that its Arkansas-made rocket propulsion systems recently powered a Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Segment Enhancement missile to successfully intercept an incoming…
by - March 20, 2016 7:09 am
Made-in-America: Oshkosh Defense rolls out new JLTV, next-generation version of U.S. Army’s Jeep
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– OSHKOSH DEFENSE ROLLS OUT NEW JLTV, NEXT-GENERATION VERSION OF…
by - March 18, 2016 2:08 pm
Big River Steel starts processing steel at Arkansas flex mill
Big River Steel CEO Dave Stickler said Friday (March 18) the first phase of a $1.3 billion steel mill in Mississippi County has been completed with a productive future ahead…
by - March 18, 2016 2:08 pm
Big River Steel starts processing steel at Arkansas flex mill
Big River Steel CEO Dave Stickler said Friday (March 18) the first phase of a $1.3 billion steel mill in Mississippi County has been completed with a productive future ahead…