Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale officially opens a new 26,000-SF facility to help the company develop more automation and robotics for its food production plants.
It's been almost two years since Arkansas Business listed the state's top stockholders based on the value of publicly disclosed stock. Since then, the Walton family's fortune — the part disclosed publicly — has increased by more than $20 billion.
Who knew that an airplane parachuting onto a pickup truck in Fayetteville traffic could cause such a fuss?
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in July, to 3.4% from 3.5% in June. read more >
Pershing Holding LLC of Glendale, California, has purchased the 16-unit Pershing Place Apartments at 2750 W. Pershing Blvd. in North Little Rock for $720,000. read more >
Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver says it is "indefinitely curtailing" operations at its El Dorado sawmill. read more >
The $74 million, 338,000-SF Jacksonville High School that opened welcoming 1,100 students gives an obvious boost to the city's education sector. But economic developers also see it as key to growing business there. read more >
The new Roach Conveyors plant in Caraway is just one of a few projects to grace the small northeast Arkansas community recently. read more >
Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. read more >
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas' metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines. read more >
The Greenbrier Companies Inc., an international supplier of railcars and marine barges, announced Wednesday that it is investing approximately $16 million in its Marmaduke facility to support future growth. read more >
Tian Yuan Chairman Tang Xinhong gives details about the garment-maker's expansion plans at the Port of Little Rock read more >
The number of publicly traded companies in Arkansas is stable this year thanks to a couple of small IPOs and the federal government shutdown late last year, and Walmart executives continue to dominate the list of highest paid executives. read more >
Arkansas' gross domestic product expanded by 2.5% during the first quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly growth rate for the state since the fourth quarter of 2016, Michael Pakko noted recently on his Arkansas Economist blog. read more >
K.C. Cagle Insurance Agency Inc. of Little Rock, led by Karen Cagle, bought the 3,636-SF office at 21620 Highway 10 on the western edge of Little Rock for $539,000. read more >
A new report says a July survey of business supply managers suggests economic growth will slow over the next three to six months in nine Midwest and Plains states. read more >
Industry observers say tie-ups are crucial for plant-based meat companies to get products out more quickly, especially as big manufacturers like Tyson Foods Inc. prepare to enter the market. read more >
Zekelman Industries announced Tuesday that it will build the world's largest continuous ERW tube mill in Blytheville on property adjacent to its existing Atlas Tube mill, which provides structural support for buildings. read more >
U.S. business economists expect economic growth to slow this year, and a rising proportion of them think corporate sales and profits will decline. read more >
Chinese companies are willing to import more U.S. farm goods, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday, as envoys prepared to meet in Shanghai next week for talks aimed at ending a tariff war. read more >
Orders to U.S. factories for large manufactured goods rose last month after sharp declines the previous two months, propelled by demand for commercial aircraft and cars. A category that tracks business investment had its biggest increase in four months. read more >
Arsenal Capital Partners of New York has announced that it will buy a controlling interest in Revolution of Little Rock for a price that wasn't publicly disclosed. read more >
Even with Bold Team of Cotton Plant producing more than 5,000 gummies a day, the demand for the $5 marijuana edibles is outweighing the supply. read more >
Several Arkansas communities appear poised to take advantage of a little-noticed act passed in the most recent legislative session, Act 681 of 2019, creating a private club permit for microbrewery-restaurants in dry counties. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in June, to 3.5% from 3.6% in May. read more >
Lockheed Martin, a mainstay of South Arkansas' defense industry, will be building missile launchers and hardware in East Camden under a half-billion contract to supply the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as the militaries of Poland and Romania. read more >
For Bold Team LLC, the state's first medical marijuana producer and cannabis edibles manufacturer, business so far has been grape. read more >
Lance Fritz, the head of Union Pacific Railroad, said last week during a Q&A panel celebrating the Little Rock Port Authority's 60th anniversary that he had cautionary words for President Trump regarding the country's trade war with China. read more >
Mundo-Tech, a tube bending and fabrication supplier for the aerospace and defense industries and commercial companies, announced Wednesday that it is expanding its facility in Rogers. read more >
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September. read more >
A growing list of gun manufacturers with Arkansas facilities are currently employing more than 3,000. read more >
Power Technology Inc., a home-grown Arkansas company that's been doing innovative things with lasers for 50 years, is ready for its cinema close-up. read more >
A $70 million investment in the peanut industry in Arkansas is expected to usher in a new era for farmers. The operation will feature the first peanut-shelling plant in Arkansas and create between 125 and 130 jobs. read more >
