Manufacturing

U.S. Steel has announced its “next-generation” highly sustainable and technologically advanced steel mill will be located in Osceola, close to the company’s Big River Steel plant in Northeast Arkansas. United States Steel Corporation is a leading steel producer serving the automotive,…

Simmons Foods will launch a $100 million expansion of its prepared foods operation in Van Buren, the Siloam Springs company announced. The expansion is expected to create 100 new jobs to support robotics and automation processes, according to Joel Sappenfield,…

Westrock Coffee Company announced Thursday plans to expand its operations and beverage capabilities with the purchase of a new facility in Conway, which upon completion, will be the largest facility of its type in the United States. Conway will be…

AMBOTS, a Northwest Arkansas autonomous manufacturing technology startup, was recently awarded a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Award from the National Science Foundation. AMBOTS stands for Autonomous Mobile roBOTS and Advanced Manufacturing roBOTS. The grant will enable…

Arkansas sporting goods manufacturer Tanners Team Sports Inc. recently filled three key roles at the company’s headquarters at the Mid-America Industrial Park in Hot Springs. According to a company press release, the new hires are due to an increase in…

Riceland Foods announced Wednesday that the cooperative intends to make a $13.2 million plant expansion, which requires additional personnel in order to meet demand, due to “unprecedented growth in its domestic packaged business.”  As a result, 80 new jobs will…

Springdale’s Tyson Foods is thanking its frontline and hourly team members by giving them approximately $50 million in bonuses for their efforts over the past year. For team members in the U.S., these one-time bonuses will be based on tenure,…

Resolute Forest Products has added more than 160 new jobs in the state over the past two years, and is now investing in its two Arkansas operations through a combined capital program of over $28 million. Resolute acquired sawmills in…

Electric vehicle manufacturer, Canoo, has selected Bentonville as its headquarters, company officials announced Monday. The company also plans to establish a Research & Development (R&D) center and an advanced industrialization/low-volume production facility for small package delivery vehicles in the state.…

Mayville Engineering Company announced Tuesday that it is expanding its capacity in Heber Springs. As part of the expansion, MEC will continue to invest in updated equipment and process improvements, and will add approximately 70 new jobs over a four-year…