Amazon Plans Little Rock, Arkansas, Logistics Operations
Amazon plans to establish logistics operations in Little Rock, Arkansas. The project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs.
Arkansas DCs / Warehousing Project Announcements
Wild Pastures Plans Clinton, Arkansas, Distribution Operations
Wild Pastures, a national grass-fed and pasture-raised meat delivery service, plans to establish distribution operations in Clinton, Arkansas. The project is expected to create 20 jobs over the next two years.
Preformed Line Products Expands Rogers, Arkansas, Plant
Preformed Line Products Company, a major manufacturer of energy and telecommunications products, will expand its operations in Rogers, Arkansas. The $16 million project is expected to create 50 jobs.
GoTextbooks Acquires-Upgrades Little Rock, Arkansas, Warehouse
GoTextbooks, a company that provides students all over the world with affordable textbooks, will acquire and upgrade a warehouse in Little Rock, Arkansas. The project is expected to create 200 jobs.
Tractor Supply Company Establishes Maumelle, Arkansas, Distribution Hub
Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, plans to build a new distribution center in Maumelle, Arkansas. The $100 million project is expected to create 450 new jobs by the end of 2023.
Americold Realty Trust Expands Russellville, Arkansas, Cold Storage-Distribution Facility
Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in integrated temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation solutions for the food industry, will expand its operations in Russellville, Arkansas. The $84 million project is expected to create 30 new jo
Cypress Cold Storage Expands Maumelle, Arkansas, Cold Storage Facility
Cypress Cold Storage, a provider of temperature-controlled warehouse space and value-added services for the food sector, opened the company’s expanded facility in Maumelle, Arkansas. The company plans to invest $13 million and create 30 new full time
Dansons USA Plans Hope, Arkansas, Barbecue Wood Pellet Mill
Global consumer goods corporation Dansons USA will open the country's largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center in Hope, Arkansas. The project is expected to create approximately 50-100 new jobs in the next three years.
Amazon Chooses North Little Rock, Arkansas, for Fulfillment Center
Amazon plans to open a new fulfillment center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The 1-million square-foot facility, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will create over 500 full-time jobs.
Amazon Plans Fulfillment Center and Delivery Station in Little Rock, Arkansas
Amazon has announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Superior Group of Companies Expands Eudora, Arkansas, Complex
Superior Group of Companies will invest $10 million in significant expansion and upgrades to its distribution center in Eudora, Arkansas. The company plans to add 125 additional jobs over the next five years.
Carvana Plans Distribution-Inspection Hub in West Memphis, Arkansas
Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, will locate an inspection and distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas.
Zebra Technologies Expands Bentonville, Arkansas, Operations Center
Zebra Technologies, a company that designs, manufactures, and sells a broad range of devices used in healthcare, manufacturing, retail and transportation and logistics environments, expanded its facility in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Pinnacle Foods Expands Fayetteville, Arkansas, Facilities
Pinnacle Foods Inc., a consumer packaged foods company, opened its 164,000 square foot warehouse connected directly to its manufacturing building on the southern side of Fayetteville, Wisconsin.
B-Unlimited Expands Fayetteville, Arkansas, Production Center
B-Unlimited, a screen printing and graphic design studio specializing in custom Greek and officially licensed college apparel, is expanding operations at its headquarters in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Simmons Foods Opens Ingredient Production Facility in Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Simmons Feed Ingredients, an affiliate of Simmons Foods Inc., opened its 72,000-square-foot ingredient facility in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Domtar Expands With Fluff Pulp Manufacturing In Ashdown, Arkansas
Domtar, a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and absorbent hygiene products, completed a major expansion of its manufacturing mill, with the startup of a newly converted fluff pulp operation, in Ashdown, Arkansas.
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Material Works Plans $20 Million Advance Flat Rolled Toll Processing Center In Osceola, Arkansas
The Material Works Ltd. will build a $20 million advanced flat rolled toll processing center adjacent to the new Big River Steel mill in Osceola, Arkansas, where it plans to create 45 jobs. Construction will begin in second quarter 2015 with the facility expected to be fully operational to coincide with Big River Steel’s opening in 2016.
Georgia-Pacific Invests $37 Million To Expand Production At Gurdon, Arkansas, Lumber Mill
Georgia-Pacific plans to invest $37 million at its Gurdon, Arkansas, lumber facility to expand production capacity of its mill by approximately 60 percent.
Clean Harbors Begins Construction On $100 Million El Dorado, Arkansas, Incineration Unit
Clean Harbors, North America’s leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services, began construction on its new $100 million incineration unit in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Big River Steel Starts Construction On Its $1.3 Billion Steel Mill In Osceola, Arkansas
Big River Steel began construction on its new $1.3 billion steel mill and recycling facility in Osceola, Arkansas.
