Bad Boy Mowers
Bad Boy Mowers Plans $10.5M Tractor Assembly Plant in Alabama
The project at a former clothing distribution center is expected to create 50 jobs. read more >
Lyon College Scores Big with Football Investment & New Stadium
The school is part of a nationwide trend in which small colleges use football to boost enrollment, school spirit and maybe even the bottom line. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
Bad Boy Mowers to Expand, Add 300 Jobs Over 5 Years
Bad Boy Mowers says it will expand its campus in Batesville and create 300 new jobs over the next five years. read more >
Bad Boy, Good Sponsor: ‘Fowl Life’ Is Next
Bad Boy Mowers, the Batesville zero-turn mower maker known for its sports marketing, just refreshed its playbook. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Biggest Deals of 2019 See Values Plummet 85%
The value of big deals in Arkansas plummeted 85% in 2019 compared with the previous year, dropping to $7.9 billion compared with a stratospheric $53.9 billion in 2018. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
New Rank Makes Case for Independence: AEDC Moves County to Top Tier
With a boost from business and business friendly policies, Independence County has vaulted to the top of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission's incentive tier rankings. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Bad Boy, Spartan Turn Batesville into Mow Town
Intimidator Inc.'s up-by-the-bootstraps saga helped turn the Independence County Industrial Park into a commercial mower hotbed, but it's also a tale of rivalry, strife and acceptance with rival Bad Boy Inc. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Spartan Battles Bad Boy Mowers on Shared Turf in Batesville
Maybe a thousand feet as the crow flies separates the Intimidator plant from the Bad Boy facility in the Independence County Industrial Park. And though Intimidator is the startup, it lays claim to the 1 Bad Boy Blvd. address; Bad Boy is at 102 Industrial Drive. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Bad Boy Mowers Begins Exports to Australia
Bad Boy Mowers of Batesville, which makes a range of zero-turn lawn mowers for residential and commercial use, has begun exporting mowers to Australia. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Bad Boy Mowers Sharpens Blade in Patent Lawsuit
Bad Boy Mowers of Batesville has hauled its cross-town competitor into court over allegations that it’s infringing on a Bad Boy patent for lawnmowers. read more >
Bad Boy Mowers Announces Expansion, 160 New Jobs
The company will invest $7.8 million in a 68,000-SF facility on 10 acres across from its 1 million-SF, 29-acre facility. The expansion will add 160 future jobs, bringing employment to about 750 workers. read more >
by Mark Carter -
David Brogdon, Bad Boy Mowers (Large Private Company CFO Finalist)
David Brogdon, a Batesville native, became an accountant because he wanted to be “an important part of a growing company.” He’s achieved that goal at Bad Boy Mowers, which he joined in 1998. read more >
Bad Boy Mowers in Batesville Marks $7M Expansion
Bad Boy Mowers of Batesville marks the completion of a $7.4 million expansion it said will create more than 200 jobs over the next five years. read more >