by - October 26, 2018 4:51 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, encouraged nearly 1,000 students from Northwest Arkansas high schools and Springdale-based Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) to seek a technical education. Womack spoke to the students…
by - October 23, 2018 7:45 pm
Caterpillar Inc., which announced a multimillion-dollar expansion this summer at its North Little Rock tractor factory, issued a warning this week that U.S. trade tariffs are hurting the company’s bottom…
by - October 23, 2018 6:27 pm
Technology is transforming Northwest Arkansas’ three largest companies and each are embracing the changes. Officials with J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods and Walmart took part in a panel discussion moderated by…
by - October 19, 2018 12:31 pm
City officials, poultry industry representatives and employees of Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. recently celebrated the opening of its 35,000-square-foot corporate office building in downtown Siloam Springs. Nearly 200…
by - October 19, 2018 12:13 pm
The capability of the manufacturing sector to switch the fuels it uses in furnaces, boilers and ovens has declined in recent decades, but manufacturers can take advantage of price differences…
by - October 16, 2018 1:27 pm
The Delta Regional Authority released a little over $2 million for 12 projects in Arkansas on Tuesday (Oct. 16). The economic development projects cover a range of investments from sewer…
by - October 9, 2018 4:30 pm
Berryville-based firearms manufacturer Nighthawk Custom, announced Tuesday (Oct. 9) a $750,000 expansion of its facility in Carroll County. The investment in a new building and equipment adds to a previous…
by - October 7, 2018 4:49 pm
Darling Ingredients Inc. has acquired Triple-T Foods Arkansas Inc., which includes a wet pet food ingredient operation in Springdale and a cold storage operation in Rogers. The acquisition expands Darling’s…
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…
