Walking the floor at ABB’s industrial electric motor plant in Fort Smith, Johnny McKusker remembers an old advertising tag line and applies it to his industry. “This isn’t your father’s factory floor.” Indeed, the vibe on ABB’s bright, manufacturing…
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ArcBest’s ABF Freight division has named a new freight load team for 2021. Every year, the Fort Smith-based freight company selects a new load team, which is an elite team of freight professionals from ABF’s service centers, located around the…
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Owens Corning Building New 550K-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility in Fort Smith
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleOwens Corning will be constructing a new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith that will eventually replace its existing facility. This new 550,000-square-foot facility will sit on 56 acres adjacent to its current property, which is located at 5520 Planters Road…
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Upscale Liquor Store Coming to Fort Smith’s HUB at Providence
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA new upscale liquor store is coming to Fort Smith’s the HUB at Providence, located at Chaffee Crossing. Kristi and Clint Kindrick are introducing Barrels & Brews Bottle Shop to the HUB at Providence, and the new store is expected…
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Mars Petcare Investing $145 Million into Fort Smith Facility, Creating 120 New Jobs
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleA pet care company will be funneling $145 million into an expansion of its Fort Smith manufacturing facility. Mars Petcare will be launching an expansion that will add more than 200,000 square-feet and two production lines to its existing facility…
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Hytrol Expands to Fort Smith, Plans 250 New Jobs
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleHytrol is expanding across Arkansas, as the company plans to invest $20 million into a manufacturing operation in Fort Smith. On Monday, Jan. 4, the Jonesboro-headquartered material handling systems company announced its plans for an advanced manufacturing operation in Fort…
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Ramona Roberts Realtors Merges with Weichert, Realtors – The Griffin Company
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleRamona Roberts Realtors in Fort Smith has merged with Weichert, Realtors – The Griffin Company. The company announced the merger, which took effect Monday, Dec. 7, in a social media post. Arkansas Money & Politics reached out to confirm the…
ArcBest’s third quarter revenue rose in 2020, hitting $795 million. The Fort Smith-based supply chain logistics company saw its third quarter revenue grow by approximately $7.4 million over its third quarter performance in 2019, when the company reported $787.6 million…
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Northwest Arkansas Cities Ranked Among Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSeveral Northwest Arkansas cities were ranked among the fastest growing small cities in the United States in a recent survey. WalletHub has examined the growth of 515 cities across the country and ranked them based on economic growth. Fayetteville was…
A local physician has announced a new opportunity available to high school juniors in the Arkansas River Valley — the Robins Scholarship Foundation. Founded by New Orleans native and UAMS emergency medicine fellow Dr. Larry Robins, this scholarship is unique…