by - July 25, 2017 11:29 am
Randy Meyers has been promoted from executive vice president of sales and marketing to chief operating officer of OK Foods. The COO position is newly-created and is a result of…
by - July 24, 2017 2:49 pm
In what is sure to have long-range implications for global manufacturing, Desktop Metal — a Massachusetts company seeking to make metal 3D printing accessible to manufacturers and engineers — has…
by - July 24, 2017 2:29 pm
It may not be a glamorous job, but it pays well and there is no shortage of work for experienced maintenance techs across Northwest Arkansas. In fact, as many as…
by - July 20, 2017 4:34 pm
There is only one shoe last manufacturer left in the United States, and its only U.S. production plant is in Walnut Ridge. Lewiston, Maine-based Jones & Vining Industrial Products, founded…
by - July 19, 2017 7:04 pm
Hytrol, a Jonesboro-based conveyor belt manufacturer, has expanded its workforce to more than 1,200 workers, a 20% increase in the last year, company President David Peacock told Talk Business &…
by - July 19, 2017 3:00 pm
Mexico-based Industrias Bachoco, the parent company of OK Foods in Fort Smith, has acquired Albertville Quality Foods (AQF), a value-added meat company with foodservice, retail and national accounts. Details of…
by - July 18, 2017 6:12 pm
As Gov. Asa Hutchinson takes further steps to highlight the message to overseas companies Arkansas is open for business, a new report by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that…
by - July 18, 2017 1:13 pm
It’s been four years since Wal-Mart Stores Inc., announced its commitment to buy $250 billion more in American-made products over a 10-year period. Since that time, dozens of new suppliers…
by - July 17, 2017 8:15 pm
A new report that focuses on the manufacturing sector shows that hundreds of communities across the U.S. with large numbers of residents armed with only high school degrees or earning…
by - July 17, 2017 4:25 pm
Lockheed Martin has received a $471 million contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 12 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets. According to a press release, the…
by - July 17, 2017 3:29 pm
More than 100 years ago, Arkansas State University opened its doors for the first time. Its first classroom space was in downtown Jonesboro. A century later, ASU has a presence…
by - July 17, 2017 3:13 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has been largely supportive of the current administration’s efforts to defend U.S. manufacturing. But in a recent statement, it broke rank to speak out…
by - July 13, 2017 10:19 am
Husqvarna Group is building its first solar power generating facility at its current injection molding site in Nashville, Arkansas. The new facility is expected to reduce the company’s carbon footprint…
by - July 11, 2017 3:34 pm
Fayetteville-based Backwoods Bumpers Custom Fabrication has merged with Springdale-based Chandler Truck Accessories. The merger will allow for the company to expand its manufacturing of their line of off-road aftermarket steel…
by - June 30, 2017 8:18 am
Entegris Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a company that specializes in specialty chemicals and advanced materials solutions for microelectronics and other industries, has announced Poco Graphite, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Entegris, is…
by - June 29, 2017 8:42 am
A national manufacturing trade association is taking issue with the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to appeal a lower court ruling that would allow extension of warrants outside the United…
by - June 28, 2017 1:17 pm
The home office of Wal-Mart Stores in Bentonville was buzzing Wednesday (June 28) with more than 550 hopeful suppliers eager to pitch their products to buyers for a chance to…
by - June 21, 2017 6:38 pm
Amid two terrorist incidents in European cities this week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Wednesday that his weeklong trade mission in France, Germany and Israel has allowed Arkansas officials to…
by - June 21, 2017 12:45 pm
DENSO, the auto parts manufacturer with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., has announced a $1 million grant for 22 institutions and educational programs across North America, including two in…
by - June 20, 2017 5:00 pm
Two Arkansas export leaders are hopeful that new negotiations with international trade agreements can result in better deals for Arkansas and the U.S. Appearing on the latest Talk Business &…
