Peco Job Fair

Peco Foods will host their job fair on Thursday, March 10th, 2016 at Black River Technical College – Randolph County Development Center. They will then host the following on the 3rd Tuesday of every month for the months of April – July: 04/19

Peco Announces New $165 Million Project in Northeast Arkansas

Tuscaloosa, AL…Today Peco Foods announced plans to build a fully integrated poultry complex in Randolph and Clay Counties in northeastern Arkansas. The new facilities will include a hatchery, feed mill and processing plant. Through both locations, the company plans to invest an estimated, $165 million and create 1,000 new jobs. This morning in Little Rock, Mark Hickman, president and CEO …

Updates Given on Peanuts, Highway

by Gloria Wilkerson, Staff Writer for The Times Dispatch Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority (NEARIFA) board members heard updates on peanut drying facilities under construction in Lawrence and Randolph counties at their meeting on May 24 at Black River Technical College in Pocahontas. They were also encouraged to work diligently to ensure Highway 67 becomes a four-lane expressway from …