manufacturing

Envirotech Vehicles recently announced a partnership with Arkansas-based Olympus Construction to renovate the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 1425 Ohlendorf Road in Osceola, Ark. The manufacturing facility is approximately 580,00- SF and the total cost of renovations is estimated to be…

Time Bicycles, a high-end European brand, has made Little Rock its U.S. headquarters, according to recent Axios report. Time CEO Tony Karklins said Little Rock will be home to the company’s North American warehouse and assembly facility. Karklins previously brought…

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…

Trex Company, the decking and outdoor products manufacturer that moved into Little Rock last fall, recently appointed James Reddish as its Director of Little Rock Workforce Development and Community Engagement. In this newly created role, Reddish will lead and facilitate…

A manufacturer of high-quality oak barrels and cooperage products plans to construct a state-of-the-art mill near Batesville to produce staves for bourbon and wine barrels, according to recent press release shared by the AEDC. Independent Stave Company, the largest barrel…

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…

Envirotech Vehicles held an event Thursday in Osceola, Ark. to celebrate the first electric vehicles to undergo final assembly at its first U.S. manufacturing facility. Representatives of the electric vehicle company were joined by community and business leaders from across…

Move-in and production has begun at the new Colson Caster factory in Jonesboro’s Craighead Technology Park, according to an update from Jonesboro Unlimited on Wednesday. The Colson facility is one of three new buildings currently under construction in the 1,500-acre…

Electric vehicle manufacturing company Envirotech Vehicles has been granted a manufacturing license from the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, making the company the only licensed automotive manufacturer in the state. In February, Envirotech Vehicles announced that it had purchased a 580,000-…