by - March 14, 2016 12:00 am
Polytech Plastic Molding Acquires Fort Smith Fabrication Company
The Prairie Grove company purchased Southern Cross Plastics recently. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tag: manufacturing
by - March 9, 2016 5:40 pm
Commerce, Transportation Secretaries note importance of water ports
Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore, Md., welcomed Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx for a White House-led roundtable on the importance…
by - March 9, 2016 10:45 am
Glatfelters Purchase of Mistubishi Plant in Fort Smith Closes at $10.7M
The Pennyslvania-based manufacturer is planning an $80 million investment in Fort Smiths Chaffee Crossing.
by - March 3, 2016 3:39 pm
UA engineering student places second in engineering conference
A senior industrial engineering student at the University of Arkansas has placed second in competition at a Kansas State University-hosted engineering conference in Manhattan, Kan. Keegan Henderson placed in the…
by - March 1, 2016 3:46 pm
PolyTech Plastic to move small plastic operation from Fort Smith to Prairie Grove
The growth story for PolyTech Plastic Molding of Prairie Grove continues. The company recently acquired the assets of Southern Cross Plastics of Fort Smith for an undisclosed sum, and will…
by - March 1, 2016 1:01 pm
Global Manufacturer Plans $80M Investment in Fort Smith Facility
Glatfelter could add 83 jobs. Facility is planned for the would-be Mitsubishi Power Systems plant that never opened at Chaffee Crossing.
by - February 19, 2016 2:42 pm
Commerce Department submits annual report on manufacturing innovation
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Friday, Feb. 19) submitted to Congress the first legislative reports required of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The NNMI annual report…
by - February 15, 2016 12:00 am
Q&A: Spin Master Executive Talks Retail-tainment
Senior vice president and team lead, Jeffrey Cunningham, says bringing the toy to life for potential customers is key in his industry.
by - February 8, 2016 5:05 pm
Federal agency opens competition to fund manufacturing centers in Arkansas, 11 other states
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a competition to award new cooperative funding agreements for its Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in 12 states and…
by - January 28, 2016 7:48 am
NOWDiagnostics Inc. Moves Production From China to U.S.
The Springdale-based company has moved all of its plastic housing production to Arkansas, hoping to improve quality control and bring additional jobs to the state.
by - January 25, 2016 5:20 pm
U.S. manufacturers sees strong uptick in output, new business in January
U.S. manufacturers began the year with a rebound in output and new business growth from the lows seen during December, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…
by - January 20, 2016 7:18 pm
Cantrell Drug to add 150 jobs with expansion of manufacturing expansion in Little Rock
Cantrell Drug is expanding its manufacturing facilities in Central Arkansas to add 150 new jobs. The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission approved a five-year lease of the former Southwest Airlines…
by - January 20, 2016 2:35 pm
Feds unveil $4 billion program to accelerate self-driving car technology
As part of President Obama’s plan to upgrade the nation’s transportation infrastructure first revealed in his recent State of the Union address, the U.S. Transportation Department has announced a 10-year,…
by - January 19, 2016 9:09 pm
State Chamber promotes TechHire initiative to address workforce issues
Officials with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce are promoting the federal TechHire initiative, a multi-sector approach to train workers with the information technology (IT) skills required for well-paying, middle-…
by - January 19, 2016 1:30 pm
Manufacturing trade group to begin national tour to tout blue collar jobs
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons will kick off the 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 28. He will be joined at…
by - January 19, 2016 1:05 pm
DHL to expand courier service in Memphis, tri-state area
UPS and FedEx rival DHL said Jan. 18 it is expanding its presence in the Memphis area with a new service center that will serve the tri-state area of Arkansas,…
by - January 14, 2016 6:20 pm
New study says consumer goods manufacturers must embrace technology, innovation
In order for consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers to survive and thrive amidst the explosion of e-commerce, online advertising and digital technologies, they must comprehensively re-evaluate their use of technology…
by - January 11, 2016 6:20 pm
Real estate firm to market three vacant manufacturing plants in northeast Arkansas
A Warren Buffet-run company has sold off a cluster of northeast Arkansas factory sites to a New York-based joint venture group that is looking to market the former manufacturing plants…
by - January 8, 2016 11:47 am
South Africa reopens poultry trade with the U.S.
U.S. chicken processors like Tyson Foods are expected to benefit from the reopening of the South American market for bone-in chicken exports following an agreement reached by the two government…
by - January 4, 2016 4:11 pm
EPA files complaint against car manufacturer Volkswagen for clean air violations
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint Monday (Jan. 4) in federal court against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga…