The lumber industry appears to be settling into a new normal after a frenetic spring that saw lumber prices surge to an all-time high — so high that executives were often at a loss for words to explain it.
Nine major industry sectors including manufacturing and hospitality reported growth.
The idea is to further the company's environmentally benign approach to building a different kind of lithium-based battery materials industry in the state.
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
The money will help aviation industry manufacturers save up to 22,500 jobs. read more >
Whatever industry you're in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
From Jonesboro to Little Rock to Bentonville to Prescott, bright young talent spans our state. For the 12th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
Supply chain bottlenecks and a shortage of workers have pushed prices higher. read more >
The company plans to ramp up production of a variety of products. read more >
A group led by T.J. Lefler bought the U.S. Bank building in downtown North Little Rock from U.S. Bank of Cincinnati. read more >
The Green Restaurant Certification Program, if implemented, would encourage efforts by restaurants and other food-service providers to operate sustainably. read more >
Drax Group of Selby, England, is building three “satellite” wood pellet plants in Arkansas, including a Russellville plant next year. read more >
The nation's supply chain is suffering from the bullwhip effect, in which a seemingly minor blip in the supply-demand relationship at the bottom of the chain creates increasingly harsher reverberations as it travels up the chain. read more >
The company is also adding jobs in northeast Arkansas. read more >
The economy keeps operating at a healthy pace, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region, according to a monthly survey of business leaders. read more >
Growth in U.S. manufacturing accelerated in August despite the fact that companies were still struggling with supply chain problems. read more >
Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville, through its wholly-owned subsidiary WeCare Denali LLC, acquires GreenCare Recycling of Fort Myers, Florida. read more >
Sealy & Co. announced Friday its acquisition of the 303,369-SF FedEx Ground facility in southwest Little Rock as well as an 80,000-SF distribution warehouse in Flint, Michigan. read more >
Majestic Steel USA Inc. gives Mississippi County's image as a steelmaking hub an extra sheen, announcing plans to build a 515,000-SF service center and processing facility in Blytheville. read more >
This week's roster of million-dollar real estate transactions tallies three commercial properties and four residential ones. read more >
The foundation of W&W/AFCO Steel's Arkansas division is a 112-year track record of pre-engineered and custom fabrication. read more >
A new economy built on steel lifts the northeast corner of Arkansas. read more >
Problems with the 2020 census have led some local governments to be dubious about the results. read more >
Rajesh Chokhani, COO of Welspun Tubular, says the cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline has presented challenges to his company. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces the appointment of Nucor Steel's Randy Henderson of Blytheville to the Arkansas State Board of Education. read more >
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 6.6% annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than previously estimated, the government says in a report that points to a sustained consumer-led rebound from the pandemic recession. read more >
Arkansas Business is holding its second Women's Leadership Summit on Oct. 19 in Jonesboro, and tickets to the in-person and virtual event are available now. read more >
China remains a viable market for investment in and trade with Arkansas, including the state's farmers, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, trade officials say. read more >
Investors from northwest Arkansas are poised to break ground on new construction at the former LM Wind site at the Little Rock Port Industrial Park. read more >
For the past 20 years, a half-cent for every buck spent in Newport has pumped millions of dollars into local economic development, helping to stem an exodus and turn Jackson County into a commuter destination for 3,000 incoming workers per day. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic hit job sectors in central Arkansas unevenly, Metroplan, the region's planning area, reports. read more >
3rd & Commerce LLC, led by Rett Tucker and Jimmy Moses, sold its 44,898-SF piece of the Arkansas Capital Commerce Center at 200 River Market Ave. for $4.97 million and its adjoining parking deck for $3.32 million. read more >
Heather Nelson was on a roll Friday morning, breakfasting with “the future governor of Arkansas” a day after her company, Seal Solar, teamed up with Lexicon Inc. to unveil the state's first solar array made with locally manufactured steel. read more >
