Economic Development
Publicly Announced New or Expanded Companies
The following are all publicly announced companies, new and expanded, through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s competitive projects since Governor Hutchinson assumed office in January 2015:
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
May 26, 2021
Company's Investment:
$12 million
New Jobs:
45
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Cosmetics
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
May 24, 2021
Company's Investment:
$10 million
New Jobs:
290
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Poultry
Location:
Leola
Date:
May 06, 2021
Company's Investment:
$40 million
New Jobs:
30
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Biomass Production and Supply
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Apr 29, 2021
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
42
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Door Manufacturing
Location:
Benton
Date:
Apr 26, 2021
Company's Investment:
$9 million
New Jobs:
50
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Engineered Ceramics
Location:
Springdale
Date:
Apr 22, 2021
Company's Investment:
$48 million
New Jobs:
70
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Poultry
Location:
Maumelle
Date:
Apr 06, 2021
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
30
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Temperature-Controlled Foodservice Storage
Location:
Hot Springs
Date:
Mar 26, 2021
Company's Investment:
$3.1 million
New Jobs:
69
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Custom Log and Lumber Equipment
Location:
Paragould
Date:
Mar 02, 2021
Company's Investment:
$21.5 million
New Jobs:
45
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Foodservice Packaging
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Feb 22, 2021
Company's Investment:
$100 million
New Jobs:
5
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Building and Industrial Materials
Location:
Hope
Date:
Feb 10, 2021
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
50-100
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Barbecue Wood Pellets
Location:
Bentonville
Date:
Feb 08, 2021
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Finance
Location:
Arkadelphia
Date:
Jan 21, 2021
Company's Investment:
$4.5 million
New Jobs:
35
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Carbon and Glass Fiber-Reinforced Products
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Jan 15, 2021
Company's Investment:
$145 million
New Jobs:
120
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Pet Food and Petcare Products
Location:
Huntsville & Ozark
Date:
Jan 13, 2021
Company's Investment:
$8.7 million
New Jobs:
360
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Poultry
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Jan 04, 2021
Company's Investment:
$20 million
New Jobs:
250
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Conveyors and Conveying Equipment
Location:
Jonesboro
Date:
Dec 23, 2020
Company's Investment:
$100 million
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Food processing
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
Dec 17, 2020
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
500
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Online Retail
Location:
Ash Flat
Date:
Nov 19, 2020
Company's Investment:
$35 million
New Jobs:
245
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Tools and Home Products
Location:
Jonesboro
Date:
Nov 16, 2020
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
176
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Pre-moistened wipes
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Oct 07, 2020
Company's Investment:
$20 million
New Jobs:
60
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Plastics
Location:
Caraway
Date:
Aug 31, 2020
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
30
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Conveyors and Conveying Equipment
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
Aug 25, 2020
Company's Investment:
$23 million
New Jobs:
8
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Treated Wood Products
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Jul 29, 2020
Company's Investment:
$15 million
New Jobs:
57
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Firearms and Ammunition
Location:
Siloam Springs
Date:
Jul 22, 2020
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
125
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Furniture
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Jul 21, 2020
Company's Investment:
$10 million
New Jobs:
180
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Compounded Pharmaceuticals
Location:
Fordyce
Date:
Jul 09, 2020
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
31
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Transit-Packaging Products and Equipment
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Jul 08, 2020
Company's Investment:
$30 million
New Jobs:
50
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Baby Food
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Jul 07, 2020
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
1,000
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Online Retail
Location:
Crossett
Date:
May 23, 2020
Company's Investment:
New Jobs:
70
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Cargo Trailer Manufacturing
Location:
Conway
Date:
Dec 12, 2019
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
75
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Steel Fabrication
Location:
Conway
Date:
Dec 09, 2019
Company's Investment:
$90,000,000
New Jobs:
132
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Mass Timber Production
Location:
Pine Bluff
Date:
Nov 25, 2019
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
150
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Poultry Processing Plant
Location:
Eudora
Date:
Nov 12, 2019
Company's Investment:
$10,000,000
New Jobs:
125
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Worldwide Distribution Center
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Oct 30, 2019
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
88
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Injection Molding Plant
Location:
Hickman
Date:
Oct 25, 2019
Company's Investment:
$230,000,000
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Steel Production
Location:
Jonesboro
Date:
Oct 23, 2019
Company's Investment:
$20,000,000
New Jobs:
130
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Part Manufacturing for Heavy Equipment
Location:
Conway
Date:
Oct 22, 2019
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
1200
New/Expanded:
Product/Services:
Information Technology
Location:
West Memphis
Date:
Sep 20, 2019
Company's Investment:
$40,000,000
New Jobs:
400
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
E-Commerce Automobile Sales
Location:
Hot Spring County
Date:
Aug 19, 2019
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
15
New/Expanded:
Product/Services:
Stave Mill
Location:
Marmaduke
Date:
Aug 07, 2019
Company's Investment:
16,000,000
New Jobs:
35
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Freight Railcars
Location:
Rogers
Date:
Jul 10, 2019
Company's Investment:
$800,000
New Jobs:
7
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Tube bending and fabrication for aerospace, defense, commercial companies
Location:
Camden
Date:
Jun 17, 2019
Company's Investment:
$142,000,000
New Jobs:
326
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Aero-defense
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Apr 23, 2019
Company's Investment:
$90,000,000
New Jobs:
565
New/Expanded:
Product/Services:
Firearms Manufacturing
Location:
West Memphis
Date:
Apr 10, 2019
Company's Investment:
33,000,000
New Jobs:
60
New/Expanded:
Product/Services:
Food and Beverage
Location:
Rogers
Date:
Mar 27, 2019
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
N/A
New/Expanded:
Product/Services:
Transportation
Location:
Benton
Date:
Mar 07, 2019
Company's Investment:
26,000,000
New Jobs:
N/A
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Defense
Location:
Bentonville
Date:
Oct 30, 2018
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Technology
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
Oct 25, 2018
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
30
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Headquarters
Location:
Berryville
Date:
Oct 09, 2018
Company's Investment:
750,000
New Jobs:
0
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Firearms
Location:
Calhoun County
Date:
Aug 15, 2018
Company's Investment:
50,000,000
New Jobs:
140
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Defense
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
Jul 05, 2018
Company's Investment:
40,000,000
New Jobs:
250
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Manufacturing
Location:
Osceola
Date:
Jun 29, 2018
Company's Investment:
1,200,000,000
New Jobs:
500
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
steel
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Jun 20, 2018
Company's Investment:
1,600,000
New Jobs:
85
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Steel
Location:
Mississippi County
Date:
May 16, 2018
Company's Investment:
15,000,000
New Jobs:
45
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Steel
Location:
Newport
Date:
May 03, 2018
Company's Investment:
26,000,000
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Aluminum Manufacturing
Location:
Ozark
Date:
Apr 20, 2018
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
133
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Financial
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Apr 05, 2018
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
19
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
FinTech
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Feb 13, 2018
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
30
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Austempering Heat Treatment Technology
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Jan 31, 2018
Company's Investment:
N/A
New Jobs:
N/A
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Packaging
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
Jan 26, 2018
Company's Investment:
15,000,000
New Jobs:
35
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Food Processing
Location:
Pindall
Date:
Dec 29, 2017
Company's Investment:
1,400,000
New Jobs:
45
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Wood Chip
Location:
Fayetteville
Date:
Dec 27, 2017
Company's Investment:
31,300,000
New Jobs:
124
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Generic Drugs
Location:
Morrilton
Date:
Dec 11, 2017
Company's Investment:
2,100,000
New Jobs:
34
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Pork Products
Location:
Jonesboro
Date:
Oct 25, 2017
Company's Investment:
$20,000,000
New Jobs:
130
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Heavy Equipment Parts Manufacturing
Location:
Mountain Pine
Date:
Sep 27, 2017
Company's Investment:
$3,800,000
New Jobs:
123
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Window Manufacturer
Location:
Benton County
Date:
Sep 27, 2017
Company's Investment:
$300,000,000
New Jobs:
1500
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Chicken Processing
Location:
Fayetteville
Date:
Sep 14, 2017
Company's Investment:
$300,000
New Jobs:
16
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Screen Printing
Location:
Searcy
Date:
Sep 05, 2017
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Ammunition
Location:
Dumas
Date:
Aug 29, 2017
Company's Investment:
$4,000,000
New Jobs:
65
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Trailer suspension and axle systems
Location:
Morrilton
Date:
Jun 19, 2017
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
350
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Customer Engagement
Location:
Flippin
Date:
May 31, 2017
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
Undisclosed
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
HLAs for industrial markets
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
May 10, 2017
Company's Investment:
$10,000,000
New Jobs:
N/A
New/Expanded:
Product/Services:
Facility Purchase
Location:
Forrest City
Date:
May 10, 2017
Company's Investment:
$410,000,000
New Jobs:
800
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Textile Manufacturing
Location:
Danville
Date:
Apr 17, 2017
Company's Investment:
$5,000,000
New Jobs:
70
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Pet Food Treats from Poultry
Location:
El Dorado
Date:
Jan 30, 2017
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
6
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Flame Retardants/Bromides
Location:
El Dorado
Date:
Jan 27, 2017
Company's Investment:
$80,000,000
New Jobs:
120
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Paper/Timer Products
Location:
Rogers
Date:
Jan 18, 2017
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
25
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Guns/ammunition
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Dec 14, 2016
Company's Investment:
$72,000,000
New Jobs:
130
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Pet Food Manufacturing
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Nov 10, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
N/A
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Film
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Oct 25, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Foam Manufacturing
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Oct 21, 2016
Company's Investment:
$20,000,000
New Jobs:
400
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Casual and Sportswear Garments Manufacturing
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Sep 30, 2016
Company's Investment:
$6,400,000
New Jobs:
43
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Food/Bottled Water
Location:
Harrison
Date:
Sep 23, 2016
Company's Investment:
$6,700,000
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Nutritional Supplements
Location:
Northeast Arkansas
Date:
Sep 21, 2016
Company's Investment:
$230,000,000
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Steel
Location:
Gurdon
Date:
Sep 21, 2016
Company's Investment:
$40,000,000
New Jobs:
N/A
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Paper/Timber Products
Location:
Batesville
Date:
Sep 19, 2016
Company's Investment:
$12,000,000
New Jobs:
400
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
4x4 Utility Vehicles & Zero Turn Mowers
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Sep 13, 2016
Company's Investment:
$2,000,000
New Jobs:
60
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Aviation/Aerospace
Location:
Fayetteville
Date:
Aug 18, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
25
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Food
Location:
Paragould
Date:
Aug 17, 2016
Company's Investment:
$3,500,000
New Jobs:
60
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Railcar Manufacturing
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Aug 15, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
More than 100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Business Office Support
Location:
North Little Rock
Date:
Aug 09, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
45
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Software Engineering
Location:
Glenwood
Date:
Jun 22, 2016
Company's Investment:
$50,000,000
New Jobs:
136
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Sawmill
Location:
Jonesboro
Date:
May 20, 2016
Company's Investment:
$12,000,000
New Jobs:
Not Specified
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Manufacturing
Location:
Little Rock
Date:
Apr 29, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Telecommunications/Regional Office
Location:
Paragould
Date:
Apr 28, 2016
Company's Investment:
$ -
New Jobs:
28
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Telecommunications
Location:
Clark County
Date:
Apr 26, 2016
Company's Investment:
$1,000,000,000
New Jobs:
250
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Bio Refinery
Location:
Rogers
Date:
Mar 23, 2016
Company's Investment:
$32,000,000
New Jobs:
100
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Steel
Location:
Jonesboro
Date:
Mar 23, 2016
Company's Investment:
$12,500,000
New Jobs:
110
New/Expanded:
expanded
Product/Services:
Material Handling Equipment for Trucks
Location:
Fort Smith
Date:
Mar 01, 2016
Company's Investment:
$80,000,000
New Jobs:
83
New/Expanded:
new
Product/Services:
Specialty Papers and Fiber-based Engineered Products
