By Wesley Brown, Arkansas Delta Informer Editor LITTLE ROCK – Sept. 2, 2026 – As Arkansas continues to become a hub for AI data center and energy sector growth, publicly traded Eaton Corp. announced plans today to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint in central Arkansas, adding 1,200 new manufacturing, electrical, and operations jobs to the […]
By Wesley Brown, Arkansas Delta Informer Editor LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Aug. 4, 2026 – Nearly two years after Trex Company Inc. held a topping-off ceremony at the Port of Little Rock, the Winchester, Va.-based composite decking manufacturer said it is “accelerating the timeline” for its ongoing expansion in Arkansas to support its goal of […]
LITTLE ROCK – April 23, 2026 – As the airline industry looks to rebound from its post-pandemic doldrums and rising jet fuel costs, one of the “Big Three” domestic carriers announced plans to expand its regional maintenance facility in Little Rock Over a decade after American Airlines landed its regional maintenance facility in Little Rock, the Fort […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Feb. 10, 2026 – Only months between securing the two largest multi-billion-dollar super-projects in the state’s history, Wall Street analysts and technology experts say the pipeline of new AI data center investments is just getting started, and the Natural State is positioned to see significant […]