James & James Plans Heber Springs, Arkansas, Manufacturing Operations

Area Development News Desk

08/05/2026

Furniture manufacturer James & James plans to establish operations in Heber Springs, Arkansas. The more than $9.4 million project is expected to create 47 jobs.

The investment will include the construction of a new facility that will combine the company’s direct-to-consumer solid wood furniture manufacturing with a lumber milling operation.

“This support from AEDC and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders allows us to build the future of James & James right here at home,” said Jim Pike, President of James & James. “We’re expanding our workforce, deepening our local supply chain, and continuing our mission to produce premium hardwood furniture using locally sourced materials. We’re also investing in technology at every level of the company – from marketing and the customer experience to the woodshop floor, which is making us smarter at every turn. In many ways, we’re becoming a technology company disguised as a furniture maker.”

James & James manufactures handcrafted solid wood furniture for residential and commercial markets. The company specializes in direct-to-consumer hardwood furniture made from locally sourced materials.

“James & James is an Arkansas business success story, and the company is continuing to grow in the Natural State with a new manufacturing facility in Heber Springs,” noted Clint O’Neal, Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. “With this new facility, James & James is creating 47 new jobs that will benefit the Heber Springs region, and they are doubling down on Arkansas with this investment. We thank the James & James leadership for this vote of confidence and look forward to many years of success.”

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