Cypress Cold Storage, a provider of temperature-controlled warehouse space and services for the food sector, announces the grand opening of a $13 million expansion at its Maumelle facility. read more >
FiberPro LLC of Hot Springs announces plans to expand its manufacturing facility there, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 jobs over three years. read more >
Foodservice packaging manufacturer Anchor Packaging LLC broke ground Tuesday on the $21.5 million, 90,000-SF expansion to its plant in Paragould that will create 45 new jobs over the next 2.5 years. read more >
Senate Bill 3, commonly known as the “hate crimes bill,” boils down to a crucial chance to burnish Arkansas’ image and remove a hurdle to recruiting companies and workers, government officials and business leaders say. read more >
Dansons USA announced Wednesday that it will open the country’s largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center, and create 50-100 jobs there over the next three years. read more >
The state’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance system reopened after undergoing changes mandated by the federal Continued Assistance Act (CAA) that Congress approved in December. read more >
Esperanza Massana-Crane is named as the new director of the state’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Division. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an executive order on Dec. 29 that provides relief to employers by excluding unemployment claims during the second quarter of 2020 in the calculation of employer UI tax rates. read more >
State and local officials joined Carvana of Tempe, Arizona, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to mark the grand opening of the company’s $40 million vehicle inspection and distribution center in West Memphis. read more >
Rose Law Firm, a full service business law firm with locations in Little Rock and Fayetteville, celebrated its 200th anniversary Sunday with the announcement of a $200,000 philanthropic initiative. read more >
WeWork Labs of New York City will hold a launch for its northwest Arkansas program Oct. 29 in Bentonville. read more >
Global technology and engineering company Emerson of St. Louis plans to open a new facility in Ash Flat (Sharp County), invest $35 million there and create about 245 jobs over the next four years. read more >
Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources will start construction next month on what will be the state’s largest sun power array with battery storage, a 100-megawatt plant in White County. read more >
Revolution of Little Rock, parent company of Delta Plastics of Little Rock, plans a $20 million, 36,000-SF expansion of its 100,000-SF manufacturing facility at the Little Rock Port. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Susannah Marshall as the next Arkansas State Bank Department commissioner. read more >
Cynergy Cargo 2 of Douglas, Georgia, a manufacturer of enclosed cargo trailers, marks the opening of its new facility in the Crossett Industrial Park. read more >
Quick collaboration among state and local economic developers helped persuade Koppers Holdings Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to retain its North Little Rock plant and invest at least $23 million to expand it over the next two years. read more >
Georgia-Pacific President and CEO Christian Fischer shares how the massive company has met and learned from the challenges of operating during a global pandemic. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says scammers fraudulently filed on his behalf for unemployment assistance, as officials said thousands of claims have been frozen over potential fraud concerns. read more >
Fiocchi of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Italian ammunition maker Fiocchi, plans to put a factory in Pulaski County, investing $15 million in an operation that will employ 85 people. read more >
