by - January 15, 2014 10:46 am
NanoMech to Expand with Land, Global Campus in Springdale
The new factory will incorporate cutting edge assembly lines, laboratories, and the latest in security, environmental and safety systems.
Tag: manufacturing
by - January 9, 2014 9:19 am
Judge Approves Seneca Foods $148M Bid for Allens
Allens filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late October, and at the time said it would explore strategic alternatives.
by - January 6, 2014 12:00 am
Assembled Products Corp. Celebrates 30 Years
Since its inception, Assembled Products Corp. of Rogers has grown from selling a single product to manufacturing a number of different items out of several branches.
by - December 23, 2013 12:00 am
2013: Barber and Banks
Legal saga, merger activity lead Top 10 list for local business news in 2013.
by - December 20, 2013 10:23 am
University of Arkansas, NanoMech Install Prestigious R&D 100 Award
The plaque signifies NanoMechs inclusion in R&D Magazines 2013 list of the years top technological innovations.
by - December 11, 2013 11:50 am
Manufacturing focused website set for early 2014 launch
While many Arkansans have come to know Greg Henderson’s work through his satirical news website Rock City Times, his next venture will be anything but a joke. Henderson is set…
by - November 11, 2013 12:00 am
From Rogers to Rio, Sustainability Firm Looks to go Global
EcoArks investments include a farm-to-family food tracking system and a local company that repurposes over-the-road trailers into wood furniture.
by - October 28, 2013 12:11 pm
Allens Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
According to a company news release, Allens filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
by - October 28, 2013 12:00 am
Amid Ownership Change, James+James Turns Two
In early October, James Eldridge sold his half of the Springdale furniture company James+James LLC to founder and business partner James Smith.
by - October 23, 2013 9:07 pm
Mars to add 42 Fort Smith jobs in $50 million expansion
A U.S. pet industry that has grown an estimated 22% in the past four years may have helped Mars Petcare officials decide on a $50 million expansion of their Fort…
by - October 23, 2013 1:00 pm
South Coast Heads East to Springdale
South Coast Baking Company, a California-based producer of frozen cookie dough, is opening a manufacturing facility at a 104,000-SF building in Springdale.
by - October 14, 2013 12:00 am
Toy Maker Revs Up Effort to Bring Production Jobs Home
Redman & Associates of Bentonville has a goal of producing 100,000 toys between late spring and the end of 2014.
by - October 7, 2013 1:35 pm
Toy Maker to Open $6.5M Facility in Rogers
Gov. Beebe, Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon show support for decision as first step in effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
by - October 7, 2013 11:39 am
Toy firm to invest $6.5 million, add 74 jobs in Rogers
Rogers is famous for Daisy BB guns but it will soon be home to another toy maker, Redman & Associates, who announced a $6.5 million investment to relocate its ride-on…
by - October 4, 2013 12:50 pm
Former manufacturer says ‘right people’ key to success
The state's second ever Arkansas Manufacturing Day started bright and early Friday morning (Oct. 4) with a presentation by Jon Harrison at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce's First…
by - September 18, 2013 4:23 pm
Some Arkansas manufacturers have trouble filling jobs
It may seem odd to hear of a shortage in manufacturing workers following a decade which saw a nearly 25% decline in the number of manufacturing jobs available in Arkansas,…
by - September 12, 2013 7:56 pm
Arkansas must fight for manufacturing jobs
The last two decades have not been kind to manufacturing, once Arkansas' largest private industry sector. Manufacturing peaked at 247,300 in February 1995, and has shed 93,400 jobs – an unprecedented…
by - September 2, 2013 12:00 am
ORC Products Relocates to 10,000-SF Building
Expansion is due to an addition of several customers, and to allow for more machinery to increase capacity.
by - August 28, 2013 6:53 pm
State Chamber to push out two new workforce websites
The State Chamber/Associated Industries of Arkansas is planning to launch two new websites to address workforce development needs in Arkansas. “Intern in Arkansas” will match a student’s area of study…
by - August 20, 2013 10:30 am
A twinkle of hope
An edict out of Bentonville, Ark., has more of a chance to shore up (pun intended) America’s ailing manufacturing sector than anything our elected officials may promulgate from Washington, D.C.,…