New Manufacturing Facility To Create Hundreds of Jobs in River Valley

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published January 5, 2021 at 1:04 PM CST

Jonesboro-based Hytrol Conveyor Company is expanding to the River Valley. Officials formally announced yesterday the company is investing $20 million to open an advanced manufacturing operation in Fort Smith, which will create 250 new jobs within five years.

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