Largest Manufacturers
Ranked by number of employees in Arkansas
Company
Address
Website, Phone
1
Tyson Foods Inc.
2200 Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, AR 72762
www.Tyson.com, (479) 290-4000
N. Hico St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761
2 601
www.SimmonsFoods.com, (479) 524-8151
Georgia-Pacific LLC
Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
3 133
www.GP.com, (404) 652-4000
Baldor Electric Co., a member of the ABB group
R.S. Boreham Jr. St., Fort Smith, AR 72901
4 5711
www.Baldor.com, (479) 646-4711
George's Inc.
W. Robinson Ave., Springdale, AR 72764
5 402
www.GeorgesInc.com, (479) 927-7000
O.K. Industries Inc.
N. 6th St., Fort Smith, AR 72904
6 4601
www.OKFoods.com, (479) 783-4186
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
Promontory Circle, Greeley, CO 80634
7 1770
www.PilgrimsPride.com, (800) 727-5366
Superior Industries International Inc.
Woodley Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406
8 7800
www.SupInd.com, (818) 781-4973
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Lima Ave., Findlay, OH 45840
9 701
www.CooperTire.com, (419) 423-1321
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.
E. 10th St., Little Rock, AR 72202
10 3801
www.FalconJet.com, (501) 372-5254
Nucor Corp. (Nucor-Yamato Steel)
Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC 28211
11 1915
www.Nucor.com, (704) 366-7000
Cargill
McGinty Road W., Wayzata, MN 55391
12 15407
www.Cargill.com, (952) 742-7575
ConAgra Foods Inc.
ConAgra Drive, Omaha, NE 68102
12 1www.ConAgraFoods.com,
(402) 595-4000
Simmons Foods Inc.
14
Riceland Foods Inc.
2120 S. Park Ave., Stuttgart, AR 72160
www.Riceland.com, (870) 673-5500
Butterball Lane, Garner, NC 27529
15 1www.Butterball.com,
(919) 255-7900
McKee Foods Corp.
McKee Road, Collegedale, TN 37315
15 10260
www.McKeeFoods.com, (423) 238-7111
American Greetings Corp.
American Road, Cleveland, OH 44144
17 1www.AmericanGreetings.com,
(216) 252-7300
Butterball LLC
18
Tenneco Automotive Inc.
500 N. Field Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045
www.Tenneco.com, (847) 482-5000
Nestle Way, Jonesboro, AR 72401
19 1www.NestleUSA.com,
(870) 268-4840
Husqvarna Forestry Products N.A. Inc.
Poulan Drive, Nashville, AR 71852
20 1www.Husqvarna.com,
(870) 845-1234
Remington Arms Co.
Hwy. 15 N, Lonoke, AR 72086
21 2592
www.Remington.com, (501) 676-3161
Evergreen Packaging Group
Poplar Ave., Suite 600, Memphis, TN 38119
22 5350
www.EvergreenPackaging.com, (901) 821-5350
Wayne Farms
Continental Drive, Oakwood, GA 30566
23 4110
www.WayneFarms.com, (800) 392-0844
Lennox International Inc.
Lake Park Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080
24 2140
www.LennoxInternational.com, (972) 497-5000
Domtar Corp.
de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, QC H3A 1L6
25 395
www.Domtar.com, (514) 848-5555
Nestle USA
Arkansas
Employees
2013
2012 Arkansas Locations
23,300 Fayetteville, Springdale, Dardanelle, Waldron, North
23,300 Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Hope, Nashville, Green Forest,
Van Buren, Berryville, Rogers, Russellville, Grannis,
Fort Smith, Siloam Springs, Scranton, Clarksville
3,264 Siloam Springs, Decatur, Van Buren
3,238
Line of Business
Poultry processing, feeds and related
products
Donnie Smith
Frozen poultry, further processed poultry,
pet foods
Mark C. Simmons
2,500 Crossett, Fordyce, Fort Smith, Gurdon, Rogers, North
2,500 Little Rock
Paper and wood products
James Hannan
2,400 Fort Smith, Clarksville, Ozark
2,400
Industrial electric motors, mechanical
power transmission products, adjustable
speed drives and generators
Poultry processing
Ron Tucker
Frozen processed poultry products,
precooked chicken, feeds
Paul D. Fox
Processed poultry, hatch/grow-out and
feed milling
Bill Lovette
Cast and aluminum road wheels
manufacturing
Steven J. Borick
1,768 Texarkana
1,731
Pneumatic rubber radial tires and molded
rubber goods for the automotive industry
Roy V. Armes
1,700 Little Rock
1,700
Falcon business jet completion and service John Rosanvallon
1,600 Armorel, Hickman D
1,618
Structural steel shapes
John J. Ferriola
1,500 Booneville, Fayetteville, London, Morrilton,
1,514 Russellville, Springdale, Umpire
Turkey processing
Gregory R. Page
1,500 Batesville, Russellville
1,970
Food manufacturing
Gary M. Rodkin
1,469 Stuttgart, Jonesboro, Waldenburg, Altheimer,
1,437 Bradford, Corning, Delaplaine, Des Arc, Dumas, Fair
Oaks, Gillett, Griffithville, Grubbs, Hazen, Hickory
Ridge, Holly Grove, Knobel, Lonoke, McGehee,
Newport, Osceola, Parkin, Pendleton, Tuckerman,
Weiner, Wheatley
1,300 Green Forest, Huntsville, Jonesboro, Mountain Home,
1,300 Ozark
A farmer-owned cooperative marketing
Karl D. Kennedy
rice, rice products, rice bran oil, rice flour and
rice byproducts, soybean meal and edible
oils, wheat and corn
Turkey production
Rodney K. Brenneman
1,300 Gentry
1,275
Snack goods
Mike McKee
1,257 Osceola
1,319
Greeting cards and picture frames
Zev Weiss
1,225 Paragould
1,204
Designer, manufacturer and distributor of
emission control and ride control products
and systems for automotive original
equipment market and aftermarket
Food processing
Gregg M. Sherrill
2,300 Springdale
2,300
2,087 Fort Smith
1,606B
2,056 Batesville, De Queen, Hope, Nashville, El Dorado,
2,175 Russellville
2,000 Fayetteville, Rogers
1,149C
1,200 Jonesboro, Fort Smith
NA
Gary Charles George
Paul Grimwood
1,161 Nashville, De Queen
1,315
Chain saws, trimmers, blowers, edgers and Hans Linnarson
hedge trimmers
1,100 Lonoke
1,100
Ammunition manufacturer
Robert L. Nardelli
1,017 Pine Bluff, Cadron Creek
NA
Fiber-based packaging
John Rooney
Poultry production
Elton H. Maddox
HVACR Manufacturing
Todd Bluedorn
Paper and pulp manufacturer
John D. Williams
1,000E Danville
NA
996 Little Rock, Stuttgart
1,034
980 Ashdown
950
Sources: The companies, Arkansas Economic Development Commission 1 Corrected from 2012 list 2 Estimate based on AEDC range from 2011
because company failed to respond to requests for current information 3 According to official website 4 Based on a Sept. 21, 2012, press release.
Researched by Kate Knable and Roxanne
Jones