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Robert and Becky Foster on the floor of the Intimidator manufacturing facility in Batesville. The two run the business together, with Robert as company president and Becky as vice president.

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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 - June 25, 2018, 12:00am

Patrick Schueck is president of Lexicon Inc. For some companies, automating jobs helps companies either keep their operations here or reshore them. Many Arkansas manufacturers are having difficulty filling jobs because of the lack of qualified workers.

Education / Government & Politics / Manufacturing

To Gain Edge, Manufacturers Enlist Robots

In Arkansas, where the May unemployment rate was a record-setting low of 3.4 percent, manufacturers aren’t concerned about robots taking jobs. They’re concerned about competing in a global marketplace. read more >

by Sarah Campbell-Miller - June 26, 2017, 12:00am

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