by - June 7, 2004 12:00 am
SmitCo Plans Rogers Popeyes
SmitCo Eateries Inc. of Pine Bluff plans to open a Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurant at 2325 W. Walnut St. in Rogers before the end of August.
Tag: manufacturing
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Tyson Information Techs Take Over Kmart Building
Tyson Foods Inc. has moved about 250 information systems workers into 73,000 SF of space at the former Kmart building at 2231 W. 6th St. in Fayetteville.
by - May 24, 2004 12:00 am
Another $8M to Beef Up Swanson Plant
Pinnacle Foods Group of Cherry Hill, N.J., plans to spend another $8 million to increase production at the plant this year.
by - April 12, 2004 12:00 am
Offshoring (Editorial)
Despite the political hype, outsourcing isn?t all bad for the U.S. economy.
by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
Hanna?s Heats Up Global Competition
The president of Hanna?s Candle Co. of Fayetteville says he’s increased production by 700 percent since he began supplying candles to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 1997, but heated worldwide competition keeps profits at a flicker.
by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
DVD Factory Planned For Fayetteville
Eric Parkinson plans to buy at least eight acres of land in the Fayetteville Industrial Park and build a DVD factory that will make 50 million disks a year.
by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
Adversity Made Area?s Centennial Club Stronger in Toughest Times
Twenty-six for-profit companies in Northwest Arkansas have had continuous operations for at least 100 years.
by - January 19, 2004 12:00 am
DaySpring Buys Lines From Bob Siemon Designs
DaySpring Cards announced in mid-January that it had acquired two greeting card lines from Bob Siemon Designs Financial details about the acquisition were not released.
by - January 5, 2004 12:00 am
Good, Not Great, Results Predicted for 2004 Economy: Construction Booms, Manufacturing Tabbed To be the Hardest Hit Industries in Natural State
Construction and Manufacturing are the industries that will likely see the greatest cutbacks in 2004.
by - November 24, 2003 12:00 am
Baldor Signals Dividend, Stock Repurchase Plan
Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith declared an 8 percent increase in its regularly quarterly cash dividend.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Poultry Processing Rules State Manufacturing Sect
Among the largest manufacturing firms in Arkansas, the top four overall have major operations in the Arkansas River Valley or Northwest Arkansas.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Baldor Program Pays for Itself
Baldor Electric Co. officials have always prided themselves on the energy-efficient motors produced at the company?s plants worldwide and at its headquarters in Fort Smith.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Earnings Climb for Baldor Electric
Electric-motor manufacturer Baldor Electric Co. of Fort Smith on Oct. 10 reported a third-quarter net earnings increase of 17 percent over levels from the same quarter last year.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Garrison Rakes in $11.7 Million, But Might Be Underpaid by Comparison
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - September 15, 2003 12:00 am
40 Under 40: The Class of 2003
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal presents its 2003 40 Under 40 class of local business and political leaders.
by - September 1, 2003 12:00 am
Orbis Corp. Opens Bentonville Office
Orbis Corp. of Oconomowoc, Wis., a manufacturer of reusable plastic packaging, opened a sales and design office in Bentonville on June 1 to serve Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - July 7, 2003 11:11 am
Cryovac Counteracts Region’s Layoffs with Rogers Plant
Three local businesses will lay off a combined 465 workers by summer?s end. But Cryovac, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 firm Sealed Air Corp., announced on June 26 that it plans to open a plant in Rogers to produce shrink film food packaging.
by - June 9, 2003 12:00 am
Basic Block Group Adds New Division
Basic Block Group of Springdale has opened a new masonry equipment division.
by - March 17, 2003 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Tops List of the Region’s Employers
With more than 23,000 employees in 2003, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the list of the region’s employers.
by - November 11, 2002 12:00 am
Delta Systems Inc. Chosen for Custom Packaging
Conros Corp. has selected Delta Systems Inc. to supply electrical kits to repair highly specialized flow wrappers.