A 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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Emerson Planning $35 Million Investment with Ash Flat Manufacturing Site
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleA Missouri-based technology and engineering company has announced plans open a new manufacturing facility in Ash Flat, a move that is expected to create almost 250 jobs. Emerson, the St. Louis-headquartered technology company, will be investing $35 million in this…
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Arcturus Aerospace Holds Grand Opening of New Little Rock Facility
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArcturus Aerospace has opened its new manufacturing facilities in Arkansas. The company held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Thursday, Aug. 13. The company announced in mid-April that it planned to move its operations to Little Rock. According to Arcturus…
Women-Owned Award Gina Radke, CEO of Galley Support Innovations, knows what it takes to build a successful business from the ground up. Her grandfather, Gene Webb, used to talk to her when she was a child about the importance of…
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Gerber Expanding Fort Smith Facility, Adding New Product Line
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Gerber Products Company is expanding its manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, adding a new product line. Gerber will be investing $30 million into the facility through the addition of new food manufacturing and food processing equipment, as well as…
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Manufacturers Leading Job Growth in Arkansas
by Mark Carterby Mark Carterby Mark Carter Arkansas manufacturing seems to be finding its footing following a rough patch to open the 21st century. Manufacturing jobs in the Natural State are up 8 percent since 2014 and outpacing the national average of 6.4 percent,…
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Chinese Equipment Parts Manufacturing Plant Opens in Jonesboro
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale A Chinese manufacturing company has officially opened a new heavy equipment parts manufacturing plant in Jonesboro. Today (Oct. 23), state and local officials gathered in the Craighead Technology Park as the Heifei Risever Machinery Co. unveiled its…
Flexsteel Industries, the nation’s fifth largest residential furniture maker, just announced they would be shutting down their manufacturing plant in Harrison on August 20. 109 people will now be without jobs. Employees of the plant were notified this week. City…
by Jeremy Peppas Sherwood’s Galley Support Innovations will soon need a new trophy case at the rate the company has recently racked up awards. The aviation support company currently has around 50 employees at its home base in Sherwood, with…
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View from the Senate: New Workforce Plan to Reduce Duplication of Programs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJob training and workforce education are offered by numerous government entities in Arkansas. That’s part of the problem. Overlap and duplication create confusion for people who want to improve their job skills, and they are inefficient uses of tax dollars.…