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Wachter Inc. has announced that it will be expanding operations in Lowell. The nationwide technology solutions integrator, as part of its expansion to Benton County, plans to hire 116 new employees, which would bring the company’s total employment in the…

The Systems Group announced Monday plans to expand its main fabrication and machine shop in El Dorado. The company will be purchasing 47 acres of land next to its current El Dorado facility and expanding operations to make more of…

W&W|AFCO Steel announced Wednesday it will be locating a new steel fabrication facility in the former LM Wind Power building at the Port of Little Rock, adding 115 full-time jobs over five years and a $18.7 million investment to the…

Bryce Corporation, a Memphis-based flexible packaging production company, is investing $80 million to expand its operations in Searcy as part of its five-year strategic growth plan, the manufacturing company announced Wednesday morning. The family-owned company will construct a new manufacturing facility…

The Fayetteville Public Library Foundation has received a $1 million gift from the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation to help with the library’s ongoing expansion project. The library said its new teaching kitchen space will be renamed the “Walker…

Raising Cane’s Plans to Expand into NE Arkansas with Jonesboro Location Popular American fast-food chain Raising Cane’s has its sights set on northeast Arkansas. The company has plans to open a new location in Jonesboro next year, a source revealed…

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,…

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…

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…

Washington Regional Medical System is preparing to meet the growing health care needs of Northwest Arkansas after acquiring approximately 15 acres near the Washington Regional campus in Fayetteville. The property, part of the Drake Farms development in Fayetteville, is located…