by - April 29, 2026 8:09 pm
U.S. Steel announced Wednesday (April 29) it will spend $1.9 billion to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, the first of…
by - April 23, 2026 8:26 am
Marubeni-Itochu Steel America (MISA) will build a flat-rolled steel processing plant in Osceola. The more than $37 million project will create 35 new jobs in Mississippi County. “Our commitment to…
by - April 21, 2026 12:11 pm
Envoy Air Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group (AAG), announced Tuesday (April 21) that it will expand its aircraft maintenance facility and establish a Center of Excellence at…
by - April 16, 2026 1:26 pm
Tenaris, a metal tubular manufacturing facility, will invest $11.7 million in its Hickman operations, located in Mississippi County. The company, based in Luxembourg, announced that the money will be used…
by - April 14, 2026 11:25 am
Jim Sliker, CEO of Tontitown-based manufacturing company Central States Inc., will transition to company chairman, and Kurt Weaver will become its CEO, effective June 1. Central States said Tuesday (April…
by - April 13, 2026 3:31 pm
Officials working to develop Arkansas’ fledgling lithium industry provided an overview Monday (April 13) of where the potential for lithium development stands in the wake of shifting public policy and…
by - April 12, 2026 9:54 am
Ten days ago, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, brought the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to south Arkansas for a tour of…
by - April 10, 2026 11:13 am
Declines in the major categories of products shipped on the Arkansas River pushed commercial tonnage down more than 2% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period…
by - April 8, 2026 4:02 pm
MoistureShield Inc., a wood composite decking company and division of outdoor living products manufacturer Oldcastle APG, was acquired Monday (April 6) by Grand Rapids, Mich.-based UFP Industries Inc. Financial terms…
by - April 8, 2026 1:37 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area showed growth in March. Permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled $33.287 million in March, 24.6% higher than $26.723…
by - April 7, 2026 8:27 pm
Cable manufacturer AmerCable announced plans to expand its existing operations in El Dorado, Arkansas with an investment of more than $10 million. The expansion will create 13 new jobs over…
by - April 1, 2026 12:05 pm
Economic conditions improved in a nine-state region measured by the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, but the report shows a big decline in Arkansas’ economy and a more than…
by - March 31, 2026 3:25 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods will close a small prepared foods plant in Rome, Ga. The plant makes Nature Valley Granola Bars and is part of the meat giant’s 2014 acquisition of…
by - March 27, 2026 9:19 am
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing many aspects of the food industry, but applications are not as broad within the protein supply chain — primarily chicken, beef and pork — as…
by - March 23, 2026 12:32 pm
Alvin Clark, 62, and a former co-worker, Matthew Reeves, who were employed in Tyson Foods’ fully-cooked poultry plant in Danville, Va., are suing the meat giant for racial discrimination and…
by - March 18, 2026 6:14 pm
The Domtar Glenwood sawmill, which employed more than 100 people and temporarily shut down in October, says it will be resuming operations in the coming weeks. The company announced on…
by - March 15, 2026 11:44 am
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - March 10, 2026 8:28 pm
The Fort Smith metro economy is stable, with job growth seen in health care and tourism sectors, but relatively “weak” population growth restricts the size of the available regional workforce…
by - March 6, 2026 10:01 am
Chicago-based food company Conagra Brands said Friday (March 6) that it will invest about $220 million to expand its chicken production capacity at its Fayetteville plant. The investment is expected…
by - March 4, 2026 5:05 pm
Walmart merchant and sourcing teams are hitting the road in search of products made, grown, or assembled in the United States. The retail giant will make 8 regional stops between…
