by - June 28, 2020 11:30 am
Monroe, Mich.-based furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy Inc. recently laid off about 850 employees, or nearly 10% of its global workforce, and closed a manufacturing plant in Newton, Miss., amid the COVID-19…
by - June 25, 2020 10:14 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 15.8%, or by $26.6 billion, to $194.4 billion in May, from April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released Thursday…
by - June 22, 2020 5:24 pm
China has suspended shipments from the Tyson Foods Berry Street plant in Springdale because recent COVID-19 testing results made public by the company show a large number positive for COVID-19….
by - June 22, 2020 10:27 am
With COVID-19 impacting all sectors of the U.S. economy, manufacturing has been one industry with its fair share of struggles. There have been essential services required to stay in business…
by - June 18, 2020 5:40 pm
A hold up on insurance funds through the Arkansas Municipal League could set back the reopening of the Port of Fort Smith even longer than expected. The Fort Smith Port…
by - June 17, 2020 5:56 pm
Consumers craving hamburgers, steaks and brisket paid high prices for the beef they purchased in May ahead of Memorial Day. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said retail beef prices rose…
by - June 17, 2020 5:23 pm
Big River Steel has entered an agreement with Koch Metallics, LLC a subsidiary of Koch Minerals & Trading, LLC, under which Koch will act as the exclusive agent to Big…
by - June 17, 2020 4:42 pm
A new position of social distancing monitor at its processing plants is one way Tyson Foods continues to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 spread in its facilities and nearby communities….
by - June 17, 2020 9:54 am
Total industrial production rose 1.4% in May, from April, as many factories resumed at least partial operations following suspensions related to COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the…
by - June 11, 2020 5:58 pm
Tyson Foods said Thursday (June 11) it has completed COVID-19 testing at its large Berry Street poultry slaughter and processing facility in Springdale. Of the 1,102 employees tested, 199 were…
by - June 11, 2020 4:56 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority (LRPA) Board of Directors elected Greg Joslin as chair of the Board of Directors. His term will run from July 2020 through June 2021. The…
by - June 11, 2020 4:35 pm
Turkey Hill LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of branded ice cream and refrigerated drinks, has acquired an ice cream and novelty production facility in Searcy, from Yarnell Ice Cream, LLC…
by - June 11, 2020 1:11 pm
The nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council Arkansas is offering an online webinar June 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. The program “USGBC Arkansas: Focus on Mass Timber” will discuss an…
by - June 10, 2020 4:47 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock received a donation from Peach Layne in the form of 4,000 bottles of hand sanitizer that will help keep the faculty, staff, and…
by - June 8, 2020 11:36 am
U.S. manufacturing corporations’ seasonally adjusted after-tax profits fell by $38.8 billion to $111.7 billion in the first quarter, from $150.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the…
by - June 4, 2020 3:02 pm
The Fort Smith Public School district received a $1 million grant from the Gene Haas Foundation for expansion of the computer integrated machine lab at the district’s Peak Innovation Center….
by - June 4, 2020 1:33 pm
The manufacturing sector looks to contract in 2020 as the U.S. economic downturn is expected to continue through the remainder of the year despite projections that have been clouded by…
by - June 3, 2020 12:30 pm
Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, said Wednesday (June 3) the business has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after successfully completing a financial restructuring…
by - June 1, 2020 2:07 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for the third consecutive month in May as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose 1.6 percentage points to 43.1%, from April, according to…
by - May 29, 2020 10:53 am
Manufactured goods orders fell again in April as nearly all manufacturers have continued or only temporarily halted operations amidst the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The National Association of Manufacturers released Thursday…
