by - May 16, 2016 12:12 pm
Just over a third of non-supervisory manufacturing production workers in the U.S. and half of the nation’s manufacturing workers hired through temporary agencies rely on at least one public assistance…
by - May 10, 2016 8:00 am
Rogers-based sustainability conglomerate Ecoark Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday the acquisition of Bentonville firm Sable Polymer Solutions, a company that makes products from recycled plastics.
by - May 2, 2016 4:06 pm
Business growth in Arkansas lost a step in April as a leading economic indicator for the region shows the state’s manufacturing, farming and energy sectors continue to shed jobs and…
by - April 25, 2016 2:58 pm
Scott Hembree died Saturday in Rogers from complications due to diabetes. He was the son of the late H.L. Hembree III, a prominent Fort Smith business leader who was chairman and CEO of Arkansas Best Corp. (now ArcBest Corp.) from 1973 to 1988.
by - April 25, 2016 12:00 am
The investment came from Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Arabias national oil company.
by - April 20, 2016 11:05 am
New York-based Arsenal Capital Partners became majority investor in Fort Smith-based Peterson Chemical Technology, the private equity firm announced late last week in a press release. Peterson Chemical is a…
by - April 12, 2016 2:37 pm
In its comprehensive 2016 Global manufacturing competitiveness index (GMCI), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) and the Council on Competitiveness (the Council) in the United States build upon the GMCI…
by - April 11, 2016 12:00 am
BioBased Technologies LLC in Rogers substitutes soy for a portion of the petroleum used in the polyurethane foam-making industry.
by - April 6, 2016 4:06 pm
Superior Graphite, a manufacturer of electrodes for the steel industry, is shedding 42 of its 70 jobs in Russellville, and may cut the remaining jobs when existing orders are completed….
by - April 5, 2016 2:26 pm
Jonesboro’s Best Manufacturing, a custom sheet metal fabricator of steel and aluminum products, has been acquired by Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS). The Los Angeles-based metals service center…
by - April 1, 2016 8:48 am
With President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Cuba still on the minds of most Americans, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently sent a letter to congressional officials U.S. asking…
by - March 31, 2016 4:51 pm
A group of leading U.S. manufacturing and industrial trade groups have formed a new coalition, called Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, to oppose China’s designation as a market economy at the…
by - March 28, 2016 12:00 am
Consumer goods company Infinity Product Group of Rogers has found itself having to pursue and defend litigation at the same time.
by - March 23, 2016 10:48 am
Gradual implementation will add 50 percent production capacity and more than 100 new jobs.
by - March 22, 2016 2:07 pm
Tyson Foods will be forced to pay almost $5.8 million in a class action judgment awarded to 3,300 workers with the company’s Storm Lake, Iowa, pork processing plant who claimed…
by - March 21, 2016 10:48 am
Defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne is proudly touting that its Arkansas-made rocket propulsion systems recently powered a Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Segment Enhancement missile to successfully intercept an incoming…
by - March 17, 2016 12:57 pm
Although the manufacturing sector in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. has been mired in a recent slump, a new report from Oxford Economics says U.S. productivity from the…
by - March 16, 2016 5:04 pm
Fort Smith’s Owens Corning manufacturing facility was among several recognized by Hose2Habitat for its role in recycling materials for animal enrichment at zoos and animal sanctuaries, the environmental group stated…
by - March 15, 2016 10:07 am
Availability of skilled labor, highway accessibility, quality of life, and water access, were among the four most significant motivators for corporate site selection and expansion planning, according to results from…
by - March 14, 2016 12:00 am
Valere Rene Handbags & Totes owner Valere Gregory turns challenges into opportunity.
