Manufacturing

Arkansas Manufacturing Gets Mixed Revenue Bag

by George Waldon – 2 days ago
Arkansas Manufacturing Gets Mixed Revenue Bag
Rick Carpenter, CEO of Central States Manufacturing Inc. of Lowell, with Donna Leger, President. 

2012 produced a mixed bag of results for the six Arkansas manufacturers on this year's 75 largest private companies list. Half were up, and half were down.
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With no fanfare, Remington Arms Co. of Madison, N.C., announced earlier this month a $32 million expansion to its ammunition plant at Lonoke.
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Wal-Mart Pushes for More Arkansas Product Makers

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is making a push to sell more U.S.-made goods and part of that effort includes promoting products made in Arkansas.
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