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Two announcements last month showcased the value of the Port of Little Rock and the hustle of its executive director, Bryan Day.
The first was the news that specialty trailer manufacturer the Faymonville Group of Luxembourg planned to build a $110 million factory at the port employing 500. Two days later, Welspun Tubular LLC announced plans to invest $100 million in its facility at the Little Rock Port to expand and upgrade its pipe production. The investment is expected to add 175 workers to the more than 800 already employed there. Welspun Tubular is a subsidiary of Welspun Corp Ltd. of India, a global leader in pipe manufacturing.
As our George Waldon reported in May, Day has been overseeing a series of upgrades to improve the port’s transportation capabilities. And since Day was appointed to head the port 10 years ago, he’s been a tireless booster of its potential as a center of manufacturing.
Although Little Rock voters this month rejected a sales tax increase that would have meant $8 million in capital investment for the port, we’re confident that city leaders will continue to see the value of the Port of Little Rock as an economic development engine. It has proved its value over and over, as has Day.
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