Tag: manufacturing

Expert Says NWA Craft Beer Market Has Room to Grow

Bart Watson, chief economist with the Colorado-based Brewers Association, said Northwest Arkansas is playing catch-up on a national trend.

Furniture Maker EcoVet Moving to Rogers

EcoVet, which makes wood furniture from the recycled beds of semi-trailers, needs more space to meet greater demand.

Marshalltown Company eyes major expansion in Fayetteville

Tool maker Marshalltown Company continues to invest in its growing manufacturing centers in Fayetteville. Jack Murders, vice president of the company’s Arkansas operations, told The City Wire that a 50,000…

APEI Joins Department of Energys Workplace Charging Challenge

Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc. (APEI) of Fayetteville is the first company in Arkansas to join the U.S. Department of Energys Workplace Charging Challenge, part of the companys ongoing sustainability program.

Tyson to Upgrade Georgia Poultry Plant

Tyson Foods Inc.s expansion of its facility in Vienna, Georgia, is being assisted with tax credits and employee training through the state of Georgia.

HanesBrands moves work from Honduras to Clarksville, adds 120 jobs

The first big jobs announcement for Gov. Asa Hutchinson took place Friday (Jan. 23) in Clarksville. It is there that HanesBrands is adding 120 jobs as part of a $1.4…

Familiar Face

Rodney Miller, former CEO of Springdale company Montana Tractors, was recently spotted hosting the Orlando Citrus Parade on Jan. 1 on ABC.

Investors Recruit Fayetteville Startup TiFiber to Fort Smith

TiFiber, a subsidiary company of Fayetteville-based technology venture development firm VIC Technology Venture Development, was founded in 2010 and currently maintains its research lab at the Arkansas Research Technology Park.

Tyson Foods Tells Investors Company is Built For Growth

Tyson Foods leaders emphasized the significance of the companys recent acquisition Wednesday during Tyson Foods’ Investor Day at the New York Stock Exchange.

With Storefront, Sales Jump 40 Percent for James+James

James+James opened in a 2,800-SF space at 4217 S. Thompson St. in Springdale on Aug. 29.

JUNK Brands Acquires Building, Continues Rapid Growth Path

The Bentonville company is expanding its corporate office on N.W. 11th Street and will add a retail space.

Well-Crafted Combination

Rick Barrows, president of Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. in Springdale, is partnering with water-conserving innovations company Recycled Hydro Solutions.

SynergyTech hosts H.O.T. Day to raise awareness about manufacturing

An event to showcase and celebrate Northwest Arkansas manufacturing also gave local manufacturers the opportunity to honor a non-profit organization that helps the companies bridge their workforce shortage gaps. SynergyTech…

21 Manufacturing Day events planned in Arkansas

Friday (Oct. 3) marks National Manufacturing Day and events happening across the region will mark the event in an industry that has seen significant declines both nationally and in Arkansas…

NanoMech Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding Round

The Springdale-based nanomanufacturing company plans to use a lot of that money to reinforce its sales and marketing divisions.

Hugg & Hall Subsidiary Manufacturing Tornado Shelters out of Shipping Containers

Stormbox was recently recognized by the National Storm Shelter Association, a first for an Arkansas company.

Redman & Associates Closes Rogers Facility

Redman & Associates LLC, a leading manufacturer of Disney ride-on toys, has closed its $6.5 million Rogers facility, according to a report Tuesday by Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.

The Supply Side: Creative Things responding to challenges of onshoring

No one told Keith Scheffler that moving his plastics manufacturing business from Asia to Lowell, Ark., would be easy, even if Wal-Mart Stores is the company’s largest customer. Scheffler, owner…

Pace Industries expands in Arkansas, benefits from ‘reshoring’ efforts

In an economic age where many companies are returning their manufacturing operations from overseas to in part satisfy consumer demands and also save money, an Arkansas-based company already has that…

Employment continues to return to Trane’s Fort Smith plant

It was just four years ago that Trane laid off more than 200 at its Fort Smith facility, but production has returned and with it, so have many of the…