Lexicon Acquires Steel Fabricators of Monroe
by Arkansas Business Staff – 1 week ago
Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors of Little Rock announced Tuesday its acquisition of 130-employee Steel Fabricators of Louisiana.
Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors of Little Rock announced Tuesday its acquisition of 130-employee Steel Fabricators of Louisiana.
The Jack Pearce Revocable Trust of Wichita, Kansas, bought the 118 Country Club Road project from NLA Country Club CK LLC, an affiliate of Net Lease Alliance of Nashville, Tennessee.
This week, we serve up a trio of million-dollar real estate transactions in Pulaski County as well as a pair of major construction projects.
A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests faltering confidence in the region's economy as a new surge of the coronavirus outbreak sweeps the country. read more >
Westrock Group CEO and co-founder Scott Ford and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among the featured executives scheduled to speak during the spring 2021 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Entergy Arkansas and the Little Rock Regional Chamber are putting on a virtual show for businesses interested in locating in Arkansas, offering detailed online tours of buildings ready for service. read more >
Arkansas Business on Monday announced 32 businesses, nonprofits and executives from around the state as finalists for its 33rd Annual Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Arkansas' richest family has had a good year financially. The heirs of Sam Walton own publicly traded stock valued collectively at more than $205 billion. read more >
Let another pesky woman editor encourage you to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving this year as never before, even as we must limit the traditional togetherness — a small sacrifice by historic standards. read more >
Here is my idiosyncratic list of a few Arkansas-centric food-related books that would be good holiday gifts and a nod to one of our craft breweries. read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declines to 6.2% in October from 7.2% in September, the state Department of Workforce Services reports. read more >
Big River Steel says it's completed a $716 million expansion, doubling the capacity of its scrap metal recycling and flat-rolled steel production facility in Osceola to 3.3 million tons annually. read more >
Arkansas Business and the Best Companies Group last week honored 47 Arkansas companies with "Best Places to Work" awards, which honor firms that have exceptional workplace environments. read more >
Nice-Pak will hire more than 300 people at its plant in Jonesboro, doubling the manufacturing capacity for disinfecting wipes and adding to its ability to make other products. read more >
Michael Pakko says the state could see a return to pre-pandemic employment by the end of 2022 — an outlook that could be affected by a vaccine, more stimulus and new shutdowns. read more >
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a further sign that the job market might be slowly healing. read more >
The Northwest Arkansas Council is starting a $1 million Life Works Here pilot program in an attempt to attract skilled workers to relocate to the region. read more >
Solar businesses fear the toll as U.S. tax credits, now 26%, are set to fall to 22% in 2021 and to 10% for commercial projects only in 2022, barring policy shifts. read more >
James Murphy has been promoted to vice president of sales at Cisco-Eagle Inc. in Little Rock. read more >
Unemployment drops to 6.9% but US job growth slows again to 638,000 in face of surging pandemic. read more >
Laurie and James Bibler of Russellville have pledged $6 million to the Arkansas Tech University Foundation in the form of an estate gift. read more >
Chart Industries, a global manufacturer of engineering equipment, pays $20 million for BlueInGreen LLC, a Fayetteville water-treatment company. read more >
The overall economic measure of a monthly survey of Midwest business leaders hit a 16-year high for October, but the manufacturing sector of the economy remains stunted from the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Farmland in Lonoke County, an office building in west Little Rock, an apartment complex in downtown Little Rock, a dollar store in Roland and future industrial land in east Little Rock form this week's lineup of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Arvest Bank now owns bankrupt NanoMech's 20,000-SF headquarters and production facility at 2447 Technology Way in the wake of an Oct. 20 foreclosure sale. read more >
The Arkansas Legislature will return to session in January but, like nearly every other part of American life, it won't quite be a return to normalcy. read more >
The city of West Memphis has enlisted Entergy Arkansas in spreading the word about its huge new business park off Interstate 40, the largest certified industrial site in Arkansas. read more >
Specialty waste and environmental services company Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville has acquired the stock of Veris Environmental LLC of Limon, Colorado, and AWS Dredge LLC of Smithfield, Utah. read more >
Tempus Realty Partners recently raised $8.6 million by selling units of a related entity, according to an Oct. 8 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. read more >
Online gaming, or esports, debuted as an extracurricular activity at some Arkansas high schools three years ago, bringing scholarship opportunities with it. And now industry experts say employers should pay attention to the tech-savvy talent evident in this new sport. read more >
Newport's Iron Mountain Train Depot still has its century-old ticket window, but instead of sending railroad passengers on their way, the refurbished station will soon put Arkansans on a track to better careers. read more >
They're almost at the finish line and hope to be open in the next three or four weeks, said Bobby Glaze, co-founder with wife, Lauren, of Camden's first craft brewery, Native Dog Brewing. read more >
Tough times can provide opportunities as well as challenges. So it is with JTJ Fresh Distributing of Little Rock. read more >
