by - August 18, 2014 5:16 pm
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…
Tag: manufacturing
by - August 18, 2014 12:00 am
James+James Close To Opening First Retail Store
The new store, located at 4217 S. Thompson St. in Springdale, will open Aug. 29.
by - August 18, 2014 12:00 am
Big Chihuahua
Superior Industries Internationals move of 500 jobs to Mexico is telling.
by - August 14, 2014 12:16 pm
Former Wiederkehr Wine Properties up for Auction
Property once owned by the winery, which includes two small vineyards and a liquor store, is set for an online auction Sept. 27 by Micoley & Co. of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
by - August 8, 2014 3:09 pm
APEX Tool Group Closing Springdale Plant
The tool manufacturing facility is moving operations to South Carolina.
by - August 7, 2014 6:22 pm
APEX moving Springdale operations to South Carolina, 250 jobs lost
For the second time in a week, Northwest Arkansas’ manufacturing sector was handed a slap in the face as jobs are being moved elsewhere amid corporate consolidations. APEX Tool, formerly…
by - August 1, 2014 4:43 pm
Top Scientist From GAO Pays Visit to NanoMech
Dr. Timothy Persons, chief scientist for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) was in Northwest Arkansas on Friday to look in on the Springdale company.
by - July 30, 2014 9:41 am
Superior Industries to Close Rogers Plant, Move Jobs to Mexico
After 25 years in Rogers, Superior Industries International Inc. is closing its plant on Dixieland Road and eliminating 500 jobs.
by - July 30, 2014 8:25 am
Superior Industries to close Rogers plant, 500 jobs lost
Superior Industries announced early Wednesday (July 30) that it would close its Rogers wheel manufacturing plant as “part of an initiative to reduce costs and enhance its global competitive position.”…
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Pipelife Jet Stream Expanding to Increase Production Capacity
The plastic pipe systems manufacturer recently closed on a $1.9 million acquisition of an empty 104,876-SF storage warehouse in western Benton County.
by - July 8, 2014 2:27 pm
Allens Changes Company Name To Sager Creek Vegetable Co.
The name change is effective immediately.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
Springdale Brewery Touts Sales, Distribution in South Dakota and Tennessee
Core Brewing and Distilling Co. announced June 9 that sales have grown by 1,000 percent since last year.
by - May 29, 2014 4:44 pm
$40 million upgrade underway for Dixie plant in Fort Smith
The Dixie plant in Fort Smith, one of the first manufacturing operations to move to the city after World War II, is receiving a $40 million equipment and facility upgrade…
by - May 27, 2014 5:02 pm
Manufacturing and business reps meet with Gov. Beebe, Workforce Cabinet
Representatives from Arkansas’ manufacturers and other state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe and his workforce cabinet on Tuesday (May 27) for what was described as a “candid” forum…
by - May 26, 2014 12:00 am
Arkansas Lamp of Van Buren Launches Line of LED Fixtures
The new ceiling lamps and wall sconces will use 40 percent less energy than fluorescent bulbs and 80 percent less than incandescent, according to the family-owned company.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
Olive Loom Business Model Attracts Harvard Students
A local clothing manufacturer recently entered into a partnership with a group of students at Harvard Business Schools entrepreneurship program.
by - March 19, 2014 8:08 pm
Trane, Pernod Ricard paint picture of manufacturing sector ups and down
Recent news from Trane and the Pernod Ricard (formerly Hiram Walker) operations in Fort Smith exemplify a recovery struggle within a regional economy hit hard in the past decade by…
by - February 10, 2014 7:45 pm
New Wal-Mart ads tout manufacturing return, the ‘Working Man’
Punctuated by the high-energy rock riffs of Rush and massaged by the distinct baritone voice of advertising pitch man Mike Rowe, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has in recent days placed a…
by - January 28, 2014 4:11 pm
Report: Northwest Arkansas Ranks No. 4 in Job Growth
There are about 8,900 more jobs in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA than there were at the end of 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.
by - January 20, 2014 12:00 am
Monument Company Celebrates 100 Years
Emerson Monument, which was founded in 1914, plan to expand this year to a new facility.