Nucor Steel holds ribbon cutting for new specialty cold mill complex at Hickman facility

Nucor Steel Arkansas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for its new $230 million specialty cold mill complex at its Hickman, Arkansas, facility.

Express Rx to Locate Headquarters in Little Rock

Express Rx., a pharmaceutical retailer with stores across the southeastern U.S., has decided to locate its new headquarters in Little Rock.

Governor Announces DXC Technology To Expand in Conway, Create 1,200 Jobs

DXC Technology, a global IT company with offices in Conway, will expand its operation and create 1,200 jobs over the next three years, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced at a ceremony at the DXC Technology facility in Conway.

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Superior Group of Companies™ Expanding Its Arkansas Distribution Center

Superior Group of Companies will invest $10 Million in the next three years and add 125 additional jobs over the next five years in Arkansas.

Radius Aerospace expands facility, adding 65 jobs

Radius Aerospace, formerly a Triumph Group Division, with its newly established corporate headquarters in Hot Springs, Arkansas, celebrated its Hot Springs’ Division titanium components plant expansion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

HMS Mfg. Co. Chooses Little Rock for New Facility

The Michigan-based company plans to start production at the 550,000 sq. ft. facility in the summer of 2020 and create new jobs

Structurlam Selects Conway, Arkansas, for Its First U.S. Plant

Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation, the leading mass timber manufacturer in North America, announced it will expand its operations into the United States, with a plant in Conway, Ark., set to open in mid-2021.

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The timber and paper industry is vital to the rural Arkansas economy. Arkansas produces over 18.9 million acres of timber each year. The state is looking to expand its role in the timber business, as the United States still has a great need for domestic timber. Go to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission website to learn more about Arkansan efforts in timber and how your company can get involved.