State Chamber, Associated Industries of Arkansas Name 2023 Board Members
Gary Head was elected chair of the State Chamber, and Greg Williams was picked to lead the AIA board. read more >
Gary Head was elected chair of the State Chamber, and Greg Williams was picked to lead the AIA board. read more >
We offer some positive business developments, including Westrock’s plans for a $70 million distribution center, to start the week. read more >
The location of choice for an Italian ammo maker’s second Pulaski County manufacturing plant presents challenging topography dominated by floodplain and wetland. read more >
The parent company of Remington Ammunition in Lonoke cited a "loss of confidence in his leadership." read more >
The longer a passage of text, the better the tool is at detecting if an AI or human wrote something. read more >
It now expects the world economy to grow 2.9% this year. That forecast is better than the 2.7% expansion for 2023 that the IMF predicted in October. read more >
Westrock Coffee Co. of Little Rock says it will build a 530,000-SF distribution center in Conway, a little more than 2 miles away from its new manufacturing facility there. read more >
“There are signs of structural economic change underway,” Metroplan said in a December report, pointing to the area’s manufacturing and logistics sectors in particular. read more >
A leader’s job: Provide the team with what they need to remain engaged and focused. read more >
Walmart is raising pay again. But smaller competitors can learn from its strategies to attract workers. read more >
The 312-unit apartment complex in west Little Rock was purchased by SMEF Holding Co. LLC read more >
The financial package by global steel giant ArcelorMittal is the biggest single investment made to date by the firm's carbon innovation fund. read more >
A $1 million grant will help University of Arkansas researchers design robotics for use in poultry processing plants. read more >
Electric vehicle maker Canoo Inc. names Ken Manget its new chief financial officer. read more >
Most economists think the economy will slow further in the current quarter and slide into at least a mild recession by midyear. read more >
Publicly traded electric vehicle maker Canoo Inc. signs an exclusive agreement with GCC Olayan for the sale, service and distribution of Canoo fleet vehicles in Saudi Arabia. read more >
Gains were reported in manufacturing and education, while retail payrolls declined. read more >
Investigators say the 18-year-old worker was killed after a "makeshift brake" on a forklift failed. read more >
Automation, outsourcing and lower unionization rates in traditional union strongholds, like auto manufacturing, are among the reasons for the steady decline. But states have also chipped away at unions' power. read more >
The company is seeking new clients after Walmart Inc. canceled an exclusive production agreement. read more >
