by - November 6, 2025 3:43 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to post earnings per share of 88 cents for its fiscal fourth-quarter on Nov. 10, before the market opens. That would equal net income of roughly…
by - November 5, 2025 11:27 am
An ongoing U.S. freight recession and lower manufacturing sector output were key factors in a more than 60% decline in third quarter net income at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. Revenue in…
by - November 3, 2025 1:08 pm
Arkansas’ Business Conditions Index rose from 48.8 in September to 54.2 in October, and the Mid-America Index rose from 49.8 in September to 50.5 in October, according to the Creighton…
by - October 31, 2025 4:04 pm
More than 100 people attended an invitation-only event on a chilly Thursday evening (Oct. 30) at Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale to celebrate the opening of its new $8…
by - October 29, 2025 4:47 pm
Primo Brands Corporation on Wednesday (Oct. 29) broke ground on a new factory in Hot Springs to support demand for its premium brand The Mountain Valley. The site marks the…
by - October 28, 2025 6:12 am
International packaging manufacturer Elopak will expand its Little Rock manufacturing facility by another $30 million and add a third production line, the company said Tuesday (Oct. 28). The firm spent…
by - October 27, 2025 5:17 pm
Advanced manufacturing equipment to support workforce training has been installed at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), the university announced Monday (Oct. 27). Equipment and installation was supported…
by - October 27, 2025 4:55 pm
Molecular Processing, LLC is locating its new manufacturing operations in Hot Springs with plans to create more than 50 new jobs over five years. Molecular Processing, LLC has acquired the…
by - October 26, 2025 11:04 am
Bethany Toldo, president of family-owned Centoco Manufacturing of Windsor, Ontario, recently made the long trip to Bentonville to pitch toilet seats her company makes in McCrory (Woodruff County), about 75…
by - October 23, 2025 2:52 pm
Morin, an architectural metal panel manufacturer held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday (Oct. 23) to celebrate the opening of its Little Rock facility, one of North America’s most advanced architectural…
by - October 22, 2025 10:52 am
Coffee, doors, steel, and employee staffing and recruiting are some of the products and services provided by executives inducted into the 2026 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. The inductees were…
by - October 21, 2025 10:35 am
More than 184,000 acres of land in Arkansas changed hands for $920.75 million in 2024, according to a first-of-its-kind report by the research team of Florida-based Saunders Real Estate. David…
by - October 14, 2025 6:17 pm
State, local, and Owens Corning officials gathered Tuesday (Oct. 14) in Russellville for the grand opening of the company’s new Foamular NGX manufacturing plant in the Pope County city. Announced…
by - October 14, 2025 3:47 pm
It was 1985, and Walmart had 882 stores with annual sales of $8.4 billion and roughly 104,000 employees. The retailer was expanding in Colorado and Wisconsin. But that was also…
by - October 13, 2025 12:19 pm
Plans continue to unfold for the Career Readiness Education and Skills (CREST) center at Arkansas State University and a showcase featuring the program will be held Wednesday (Oct. 15) at…
by - October 13, 2025 11:36 am
Whirlpool has agreed to some of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requests to do more to monitor and mitigate cancer-causing pollutants around the former Whirlpool Fort Smith plant….
by - October 9, 2025 7:05 pm
Walmart handed out more than 100 golden tickets to business owners hoping to get products in the retailer’s system. The retail giant hosted more than 500 companies from 47 states;…
by - October 7, 2025 6:45 pm
Hopeful entrepreneurs filed into the Sam Walton Auditorium early Tuesday (Oct. 7) for Walmart’s 12th Annual Open Call event. It is the 40th anniversary for the effort to buy goods…
by - October 1, 2025 1:22 pm
The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, which includes Arkansas, points to a decline in manufacturing activity and overall flat or declining economic conditions during September. The Business Conditions Index,…
by - September 29, 2025 5:10 pm
With company shares down almost 25% since January, execs with Fort Smith-based ArcBest used their 2025 Investor Day presentation to outline “strategic pillars” and better expectations for future financials. ArcBest,…
