by - October 4, 2018 2:56 pm
Another result of Fort Smith voter approval of a school millage increase has emerged. The Walton Family Foundation has awarded a grant to the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce…
by - October 4, 2018 2:40 pm
Edd Rose decided in 1966 to sell his burgeoning business, Pocahontas Aluminum Company Inc., (PAC) to his son, Larry Don (L.D.) Rose. There was only one problem: L.D. was about…
by - October 1, 2018 5:05 pm
Out with the old acronym, in the with the new. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has completed its renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, and…
by - September 30, 2018 8:20 am
Arkansas’ fast-growing defense sector got another big boost this week after two global defense contractors with state ties won contract awards or extensions on work that will be completed at…
by - September 29, 2018 3:11 pm
The now-closed Fort Smith location for Unique Fabricating, Inc., was mentioned in the company’s latest financial report. Company officials cited a combined expense of $1 million associated with restructuring from…
by - September 29, 2018 2:54 pm
Transparency Market Research reports that the market for offshore drilling rigs was valued at $35.336 billion in 2017 and will grow to $41.922 billion by the end of 2024. Based…
by - September 29, 2018 2:45 pm
According to the latest Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers, 95.1% of manufacturers registered a positive outlook for their company, the highest level recorded in the…
by - September 20, 2018 5:26 pm
In a new survey just released by a pro-China council that includes Tyson Foods, Walmart and Microsoft as members, three-fourths of the members who do business with China say they…
by - September 19, 2018 5:20 pm
Tyson Foods remains in “very capable” hands, according to industry analyst Steve Kay, publisher of Cattle Buyers Weekly, who is “extremely confident” in Noel White’s ability to run the complex…
by - September 18, 2018 11:19 am
Coming off the highest quarterly profits in the company’s history and with plans to expand its sheet cold mill factory in Northeast Arkansas, Nucor Corp. has upped its previous guidance…
by - September 18, 2018 10:36 am
Arkansas economic development officials are still engaged in talks with Chinese officials to bring two major durable goods projects to Arkansas. The news comes amid a new round of trade…
by - September 15, 2018 9:34 pm
President Donald Trump signed the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act into law on Thursday, September 13, and while trade groups are pleased with the surprise move they also warn that there…
by - September 9, 2018 9:04 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has provided a $592,000 grant to the World Trade Center Arkansas to focus on job growth and export expansion in counties affected…
by - September 2, 2018 10:02 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj said that the GOP tax cuts passed last December were expected to trigger business investment, and that will lead to wage growth for workers….
by - August 29, 2018 11:38 am
Several high-profile steelmakers and investment groups are said to be bidding for the assets of Big River Steel LLC in Northeast Arkansas, as billions of dollars pour into the industry…
by - August 28, 2018 2:03 pm
The state’s top economic development official said Tuesday (Aug. 28) he is still trying to digest the specific implications for Arkansas following Monday’s announcement by President Donald Trump that the…
by - August 27, 2018 4:48 pm
President Donald Trump and U.S. trade officials on Monday (Aug. 27) reached a preliminary “mutually beneficial” deal with Mexico to update a 24-year-old NAFTA trade agreement that administration officials said…
by - August 22, 2018 7:18 pm
Arkansas’ top job recruiters empathized with manufacturing industry leaders today concerning the growing U.S. jobs skills gap that is hurting productivity and leaving thousands of key positions unfilled just as…
by - August 22, 2018 5:58 pm
On Wednesday (Aug. 22), Livonia, Mich.-based Applied Process opened its doors to the public to celebrate the beginning of operations in Fort Smith. The company purchased and renovated an abandoned…
by - August 21, 2018 4:52 pm
Hytrol has a new way to show its customers what kind of conveyor systems they are buying. The company spent $1.5 million to renovate its technology center at its Jonesboro…
