by - March 1, 2016 10:42 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors formally welcomed York, Pa.-based Glatfelter to the region with a series of resolutions Tuesday night (March 1) at its regular meeting from the Fort…
by - January 28, 2015 7:16 pm
The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale block….
by - January 6, 2014 4:53 pm
The city of Fort Smith and the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce bet almost $1.8 million in 2010 that Mitsubishi would open and operate a wind-turbine assembly plant at…
by - June 28, 2013 9:55 am
Nordex USA said it is shuttering its Jonesboro production facility that once promised to employ 750 workers. The plant, which manufactured “nacelles” for large wind turbines said it will complete…
by - January 23, 2013 12:38 pm
Umarex and Walther Arms, Inc., recently announced they would share a campus in Fort Smith, housing both the expansion of Umarex operations and North American headquarters for Walther, makers of…
by - January 2, 2013 4:37 pm
The fiscal cliff deal approved by the U.S. Senate and House earlier this week included extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), but it’s not what Mitsubishi needs to consider…
by - January 2, 2013 3:43 pm
Lost jobs, the possible loss of manned aircraft for the 188th Fighter Wing and controversy over trash service were some of the top stories in the Fort Smith region during…
by - October 18, 2012 9:57 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) is less than one month away from erasing a budget deficit of more than $250,000, FCRA Executive Director Ivy Owen announced on Thursday (Oct….
by - April 2, 2012 11:16 am
Mitsubishi has decided to “mothball” its Fort Smith wind-turbine manufacturing that was expected to employ 400 at full production. Officials with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said the demand for wind turbines…
by - March 16, 2012 10:26 am
One of Arkansas’ fastest-growing manufacturing sectors has a strong tailwind behind it, but recent momentum could stall if Congress doesn’t extend federal tax credits for renewable energy sources, industry trade…
by - March 14, 2012 10:51 am
Legislation was defeated Tuesday (Mar. 13) in the U.S. Senate that could have had an impact on Mitsubishi’s decision to operate its new but idle wind-turbine manufacturing plant in Fort…
