Springdale plant set to hire 50 workers
South Coast Baking Co.'s expansion of its Springdale plant will create 50 new jobs, the company said in a news release.
Along with TEC Staffing Services, it will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to recruit production workers for the full-time, permanent positions on the second and third shifts.
Company managers will take applications and interview candidates in the parking lot south of the facility at 800 S. 40th St. The recruiters speak both Spanish and English, according to the release.
South Coast Baking, based in Irvine, Calif., is a wholesale manufacturer of frozen bakery products. It makes frozen cookie dough at the Springdale plant for clients such as Sam's Club, Panera Bread Co. and Mrs. Fields.
The Springdale location opened in 2014 after the company invested $8.7 million to renovate the 104,000-square-foot building. A 90,000-square-foot addition received approval from the Springdale Planning Commission in April 2017.
-- Serenah McKay
Walmart to sell toys by 6-year-old Ryan
A line of toys and apparel designed by 6-year-old Ryan of the popular Ryan ToysReview channel on YouTube will be sold exclusively at Walmart stores and Walmart.com beginning Aug. 6. Ryan's World merchandise includes race cars and rocket ships, stuffed animals, T-shirts, and other items such as Mystery Slime and Mystery Putty.
The line will expand to other retailers in October.
Ryan served as creative director for children's entertainment media firm pocket.watch to develop the line of products aimed at children 3 and older.
"This is the first time that a YouTube star in the children and family space has created their own dedicated line of toys and apparel," said Anne Marie Kehoe, Walmart's vice president and merchandise manager in toys. "We are excited to be partnering with pocket.watch to have it available at Walmart stores nationwide."
-- Serenah McKay
State index up 0.87, ends day at 431.05
The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, gained 0.87 to 431.05 Monday.
"U.S. stocks fell Monday after shares of technology companies tumbled and investors brace for a busy week of corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve meeting," said Chris Harkins, managing director with Raymond James & Associates in Little Rock.
Total volume for the index was 26.4 million shares.
The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.
Business on 07/31/2018