by - September 29, 2016 3:59 pm
Highland Pellet, Arkansas’ first full-scale wood pellet manufacturing facility, recently hired 54 new workers to begin work at the company’s $200 million, 600,000 metric ton manufacturing plant in Pine Bluff…
by - September 28, 2016 2:02 pm
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced Tuesday (Sept. 28) that 12 metropolitan areas across the country will be redesignated as “Manufacturing Communities” through 2018 as a part of the…
by - September 28, 2016 5:45 am
ConAgra Foods acquired the packaged foods businesses of Frontera Foods and Red Fork that was founded by celebrity chef Rick Bayless and Manny Valdes, CEO of Frontera. The deal includes…
by - September 28, 2016 5:45 am
ConAgra Foods acquired the packaged foods businesses of Frontera Foods and Red Fork that was founded by celebrity chef Rick Bayless and Manny Valdes, CEO of Frontera. The deal includes…
by - September 27, 2016 5:37 pm
Arkansas was one of the top nine states in the U.S. to house stockpiled scrap tires — an environmental and health hazard. According to a new report from the Rubber…
by - September 27, 2016 5:30 pm
A national manufacturing trade organization has cited rising health care costs and regulatory compliance as the top two barriers to growth U.S. manufacturers are facing. The National Association of Manufacturers…
by - September 25, 2016 7:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– NAM, FARM BUREAU AND OTHER GROUPS URGE PRESIDENT, CONGRESS…
by - September 23, 2016 4:47 pm
Lecheek Nutrition announced Friday (Sept. 23) a $6.7 million expansion of its facility in Harrison that could result in 100 news jobs over four years. The company now employs 70…
by - September 21, 2016 7:43 pm
FMH Conveyors is nearly finished with its expanded 195,000-square-foot facility at the corner of Highland Drive and Barnhill Road in Jonesboro. The $12.5 million project should be completed before the…
by - September 20, 2016 3:18 pm
Batesville-based Bad Boy Mowers is moving into the Australian market, the company announced during a news conference at the Capitol. The zero-turn mower manufacturer, which sells products in 34 states,…
by - September 20, 2016 3:18 pm
Batesville-based Bad Boy Mowers is moving into the Australian market, the company announced during a news conference at the Capitol. The zero-turn mower manufacturer, which sells products in 34 states,…
by - September 20, 2016 3:13 pm
Nucor Corp. is investing an estimated $230 million at its Arkansas facility to build an additional cold mill that will boost employment by 100 jobs. Officials with Charlotte, N.C.-based Nucor…
by - September 19, 2016 12:09 pm
Intimidator Inc. is set to invest $12 million and build a second facility in Batesville, adding 400 full-time workers to its payroll during the next four years. The company now…
by - September 18, 2016 12:33 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of three stories about economic development policy plans for the upcoming 2017 Arkansas Legislative Session. –––––––––––––––– As the state’s globe-trotting, chief job recruiter, Gov….
by - September 18, 2016 9:56 am
The U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report for July revealed the fourth consecutive month of declines within the manufacturing technology industry, according to the Association of Manufacturing Technology. AMT compiles the…
by - September 18, 2016 7:41 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– HOT SPRINGS SETS RECORD FOR GOODS EXPORTS IN 2015,…
by - September 16, 2016 2:58 pm
Frito Lay is tentatively ready to expand their Jonesboro operations again, with the company asking the city to pass a resolution allowing for up to $150 million in taxable industrial…
by - September 15, 2016 6:29 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith, soon to be a first-time grandpa, shared his personal insights on leadership, company turnaround and the importance of succession planning with the local business community…
by - September 14, 2016 4:46 pm
MKT Fastening, a Lonoke-based construction anchor and fastener manufacturer, is an example of how the manufacturing sector might buck a decades-long trend in the U.S. and Arkansas. The company, owned…
by - September 13, 2016 7:00 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the warehousing sector in Northwest Arkansas. ––––––––––––––– Lance Stokes, chief operating officer for Lauren James Co., will never forget the…
