Arkansas: Closing The Deal
Business Facilities
JUNE 27, 2022
A steady stream of new and expanding business keeps Arkansas moving, backed by the Natural State's great quality of life.
Koppers To Invest $23M In Arkansas Expansion
Business Facilities
AUGUST 26, 2020
Read: Koppers To Invest $23M In Arkansas Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com. The treated wood products company will increase the workforce at its North Little Rock facility over the next two years. .
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Arkansas: Creating Competitive Communities
Business Facilities
MARCH 13, 2019
A new Competitive Communities Initiative in Arkansas aims to make locations across the state even more attractive for new and expanding businesses. Read: Arkansas: Creating Competitive Communities at BusinessFacilities.com.
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U.S. Steel Picks Arkansas For New $3B Steel Mill
Business Facilities
JANUARY 12, 2022
Steel Picks Arkansas For New $3B Steel Mill appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. Upon completion in 2024, U.S. Steel's Osceola, AR facility will be the most technologically advanced steelmaking facility in North America. The post U.S.
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TRIP: Arkansas Drivers Lose $3.2 Billion Due to Bad Roads
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested, or lack some desirable safety features cost Arkansas motorists a total of $3.2 TRIP, a Washington, DC-based national transportation research nonprofit, says the deficiencies cost Arkansas drivers as much as $1,822 per… billion statewide annually.
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State DOT Leaders Discuss Future of Transportation
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Arkansas, Mississippi directors see operations returning to normal and election funding boosts but emphasize need to recruit new talent.
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Female DOT Leaders Discuss Future of Transportation
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Arkansas, Mississippi directors emphasize need to recruit new talent.
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Creekstone Farms Expands In Arkansas City, KS
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC, one of the largest employers in Cowley County, has announced that it will expand its operations in Arkansas City, KS. The beef processing company, which has been based in Arkansas City for over 10 years, currently employs 720 and anticipates hiring an additional 300 workers during the next five years.
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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 19, 2014
Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways. Four ports are located along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pine Bluff.
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Last Stretch of Gravel Highway in Arkansas to be Paved
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 25, 2016
“Paving these last few miles is highly symbolic for a state which has traditionally had a reputation as hopelessly backward,” said Tom Dillard, an Arkansas historian. Arkansas 220 is a one-lane dirt highway, with a smattering of gravel, through a remote section of the Ozark National Forest.
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Arkansas opens $142M of transportation projects to low bids
Construction Dive
JANUARY 22, 2019
State officials pushed contractors to lower costs before awarding the largest of the 31 projects, a highway widening program in the northeast.
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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 31, 2019
Andrew Cuomo proposed a $150 billion, five-year infrastructure plan for transportation and mass transit projects, park facilities and expanding the use of design-build and other alternate project delivery methods. The Arkansas Department of Transportation also just opened $142 million worth of transportation projects up to bids.
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Greenbrier Investing $16M In Arkansas Expansion
Business Facilities
AUGUST 8, 2019
Read: Greenbrier Investing $16M In Arkansas Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com. The Oregon-based freight railcar and marine barge manufacturer will create at least 35 jobs at its Marmaduke, AR facility.
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Tractor Supply Investing $100M In New Arkansas Distribution Center
Business Facilities
JANUARY 26, 2022
The post Tractor Supply Investing $100M In New Arkansas Distribution Center appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. The company's 10th distribution center will create more than 450 new full-time jobs by the end of 2023 and service about 250 Tractor Supply stores.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Arkansas — Dassault Invests $60 Million In Little Rock Expansion
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 1, 2013
Arkansas Gov. Dassault Falcon Jet is a cornerstone of Arkansas’s aviation sector, and today’s significant investment will help cement that status for many years to come,” Gov. ARKANSAS FAST FACTS. ARKANSAS LEEDS THE WAY. Arkansas has more than 450 LEED credential professionals. By Ed Felton. Mike Beebe. Mike Beebe.
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Express Rx Chooses Arkansas For Headquarters
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Read: Express Rx Chooses Arkansas For Headquarters at BusinessFacilities.com. The pharmaceutical retailer will create 24 new high-paying jobs at its new headquarters in Little Rock, AR.
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Federal Court Rejects Immediate Halt to Record $1B Arkansas Highway Project Start
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Ruling allows Kiewit-Massman JV to proceed on I-30 planned expansion in Little Rock, state's largest-ever transportation job, while court weighs residents' impact lawsuit.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 18, 2021
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 13, 2021
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. is planning to carry out the Gill Street and Railroad Overpass improvement project in Little Rock.
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Transportation and Energy Jobs Lead Region’s 2016 Top Starts
ENR Construction
APRIL 3, 2017
Expanded geographic coverage area also includes Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi
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53 State Focus – Arkansas: Expect the Unexpected
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 10, 2016
W hether you call it The Natural State or The Land of Opportunity, Arkansas has something for everyone. Siloam Springs sits along US Highway 412, one of the busiest entryways into the state and a main thoroughfare in Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is a short 20 minute drive from Siloam Springs.
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State Focus: Destined For Success In Arkansas
Business Facilities
MAY 21, 2015
State Focus: Destined For Success In Arkansas appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The Natural State boasts an educated workforce enriched by long-term training and a strategic location that offers cost-efficient access to tens of millions of U.S.
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U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.25 Million To Upgrade Infrastructure And Support Investment In Arkansas
Business Facilities
JUNE 11, 2015
million grant to Independence County in Arkansas to upgrade critical infrastructure that will support the expansion of the poultry industry. Million To Upgrade Infrastructure And Support Investment In Arkansas appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The Commerce Department EDA is awarding a $1.25
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of September 7, 2020
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Dept. is planning to carry out a Highway 71 improvement project.
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Against All Odds, Modular Construction Is Forging a Path Toward Affordability and Innovation
Pro Builder
JUNE 8, 2022
Completed homes rely on trucks for transportation and delivery and cranes for assembly, but supply chain issues and heightened costs for services have created roadblocks for modular builders. In order to bypass delays and inflated costs, companies like Terra Verde plan to deliver units from a centralized location in Arkansas.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of June 14, 2021
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2021
The Arkansas Dept. of Transportation is planning an improvement project for Interstate 30 in Saline County.
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41 KanPak U.S. Opens New Warehouse In Kansas
Business Facilities
JANUARY 31, 2019
The 202,800-square-foot Arkansas City facility will serve customers such as Chick-fil-A and Whataburger, among others. Read: KanPak U.S. Opens New Warehouse In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com.
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54 How Cell Phone Use While Driving Laws Vary
Safety Services Company
JUNE 12, 2014
Department of Transportation (DOT) says that you are three times more likely to get into a crash when distracted while using a cell phone. Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone. California. Connecticut. Washington D.C. New Jersey.
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Amazing Rice Hulls
Natural Building
DECEMBER 24, 2004
The states where rice mills accumulate hulls include Lousiana, Texas, Arkansa, Missouri, Mississippi, Florida, and California. The hulls only weigh about 9 pounds per cubic foot, so weight is not much of issue in transporting them. All of this is without any added chemicals.a totally natural product that is often given away.
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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks
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OCTOBER 18, 2012
Competitive wages and Arkansas’ right-to-work environment provide an excellent workforce environment for businesses. The Little Rock National Airport, less than three miles from downtown, is Arkansas’ largest commercial service airport, serving approximately 2.1 million passengers annually. million passengers annually.
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Energy Efficiency: California Regains Top Spot, Ties With Massachusetts
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
States are spurring efficiency investment through advancements in building energy codes, transportation planning, and leading by example in their own facilities and fleets. California, Massachusetts, and New York are out in front on energy-efficient transportation policies. Key Findings.
LRK opens office in Orlando to grow its presence in Florida
BD+C
MAY 30, 2023
The office’s proximity to the SunRail line and Lynx provides employees with access to public transportation. With eight locations across Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida, LRK is dedicated to creating places and spaces that engage people, nurture community and enhance urban life.
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52 Massachusetts Most Energy-Efficient State; Mississippi Most Improved
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Arkansas, Indiana, and Pennsylvania continue to reap the benefits of their energy efficiency resource standards (EERS), leading to substantially greater electricity efficiency investments and savings compared to what ACEEE reported in the 2012 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
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Post-Pandemic Industrial Parks: Risk-Resilient, Resource Efficient
Business Facilities
JUNE 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that social, health and environmental risks are economic risks. Industrial parks can mitigate risks by embracing a resource-efficient eco-industrial concept. Read: Post-Pandemic Industrial Parks: Risk-Resilient, Resource Efficient at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Linking The Global Supply Chain
Business Facilities
APRIL 4, 2022
A number of states are now in the matchmaking business, all trying to help companies solve their increasingly complex and demanding supply chain issues.
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114 U.S. Ports: Sizing Up The Logistics Industry
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Trade wars may come and go, but U.S. ports are in it for the long haul: expanding their services and dredging harbors to make way for ships carrying gigantic containers. Ports: Sizing Up The Logistics Industry at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Eric Voyles, TexAmericas Center
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Eric Voyles, Executive Vice President & Chief Economic Development Officer, TexAmericas Center, discusses military site remediation, impact of COVID-19 on development, and low-cost, reliable electricity.
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State by State Incentives Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
ARKANSAS – updated for 2014. Create Rebate Program: An incentive that may be offered at the discretion of the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission in highly competitive situations, it provides annual cash payments based on a company’s annual payroll for new, full-time, permanent employees.
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Mississippi: Business Is Blossoming In The Magnolia State
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Mississippi has reduced the amount of capital investment and the minimum number of jobs required to receive aerospace and data center incentives. Read: Mississippi: Business Is Blossoming In The Magnolia State at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Structurlam Picks Arkansas For Its First U.S. Plant
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Read: Structurlam Picks Arkansas For Its First U.S. The $90 million precision-engineered mass timber production facility will create 130 jobs in Conway, AR. Plant at BusinessFacilities.com.
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53 STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 21, 2014
HEALTHY FOREST ENTERPRISE INCENTIVES PROGRAM (HF): Provides incentives for certified businesses that are primarily engaged in harvesting, initial processing or transporting of qualifying forest products. Tax credits can be used to offset Arizona income tax liability; any unused credit amounts can be carried forward for a five-year period.
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Vox Populi
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Treasury bonds issued by the state of Arkansas, which promptly defaulted. While Congress spent eight years arguing about what exactly it was that Smithson wanted them to establish, his endowment was invested in U.S.
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INSIDE LIVEXCHANGE: You Rank, We Rank, Some Stank
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 17, 2012
The better choice, depending on the needs of the company, might be South Dakota, or Arkansas, or Pennsylvania or even, gulp, California. It is true that China’s cost advantage is eroding, according to the Hackett Group’s “total landed cost” measure, which includes raw materials, manufacturing, transportation, inventory and taxes and duties.
Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The next largest industry sector was transportation and warehousing, which suffered 805 deaths in 2020. . . Workers miss at least four days of work annually costing 3.94% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). The construction industry had the largest amount of fatalities, with 1,008 in 2020. First Name.
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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 11, 2014
There are four Zones in Oklahoma: Port of Muskogee (FTZ #164) and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa (FTZ #53) , which are both on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, providing rail, barge and truck transportation services from Oklahoma to ports throughout the world; the Port Authority at Will Rogers World Airport of the Greater Oklahoma City (..)
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