Arkansas
Ammunition manufacturer bringing 125 jobs to Arkansas
(The Middle Sq.) – Ammunition producer Fiocchi introduced Tuesday it’s increasing operations in Arkansas, creating 125 new jobs.
The Italian-based firm, which already has one website in Arkansas, mentioned the brand new growth within the Port of Little Rock would symbolize a $42 million funding.
“That is the second improvement now we have began to create right here and it’s not, for certain, the final one,” mentioned CEO Maurizio Negro.
Outgoing Gov. Asa Hutchinson mentioned increasing the firearms and ammunition business has been a precedence and goal business of his administration and touted the 125 new jobs the growth will convey.
“That tells you that we want a workforce, we have to increase our workforce, and so they’re representing the expansion of their business and their firm,” mentioned Hutchinson.
Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston mentioned Fiocchi checked out 5 places in three states earlier than choosing the Port of Little Rock and mentioned the state’s pro-firearm business tradition performed a task within the firm’s collection of Arkansas to proceed increasing.
“This governor, with this announcement at present, we at the moment are over 500 introduced financial improvement initiatives underneath his administration. That’s resulted in over $14 billion {dollars} in capital funding. And at present, versus January of 2015 when he took workplace, now we have 125,000 extra Arkansans working at present,” Preston mentioned.
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., who was additionally current for the announcement, mentioned he’s dedicated to continued land acquisition for the Little Rock Port Authority to proceed to develop town.
“Our jobs development performs an important function in our metropolis, so we’re excited concerning the 8,000 jobs that we’ve had the power to announce over these previous 4 years. We’re grateful that we wish to double/triple that going ahead,” Scott mentioned.
Although Fiocchi was based in Italy, roughly 80% of the corporate’s merchandise which might be bought within the U.S. are loaded in both Little Rock or Ozark, Missouri, in response to Fiocchi’s web site.
“Generally multinational firms doing enterprise in Italy and the U.S. don’t discover a very nice steadiness and a really nice slot in tradition and administration model. And we discovered it. This can be a key of success,” mentioned Negro.
Purdue has landed its first transfer portal commitment. On Thursday, On3 reported that former Arkansas quarterback Malachi Singleton has committed to play for coach Barry Odom and the Boilermakers after spending the last two seasons with the Razorbacks.
Singleton, a member of the 2023 recruiting class, just completed his redshirt freshman season at Arkansas and will have three years of eligibility to use. It’s a huge addition for Purdue, which needs help at the quarterback position after losing Hudson Card (graduation) and Ryan Browne (transferring to North Carolina). Marcos Davila is also in the transfer portal.
During the 2024 season, Singleton appeared in five games for the Razorbacks, completing 21-of-28 passes for 358 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns on 17 attempts.
As a high school recruit, Singleton was a four-star prospect out of Kennesaw, Ga. He ranked as a top-400 overall prospect in the 2023 class and was listed as the No. 17 quarterback of the cycle.
Landing Singleton was a significant addition for the Boilermakers, who will need to fill plenty of roster spots after being hit hard with transfer portal departures and landing just a dozen players in the 2025 recruiting class.
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The wait is over. Purdue and Barry Odom have landed their first transfer portal commitment of the cycle, as former Arkansas quarterback Malachi Singleton is set to ink with the Boilermakers. Singleton emerged as a serious option early Thursday morning and he now gives the Boilermakers with their potential signal caller moving forward.
The former Razorback spent two seasons in Fayetteville, playing in five games this season. In those five games, Singleton completed 75% of his 28 passes for 368 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 74 yards and three scores on 15 attempts.
Singleton was a four-star recruit in the 2023 class, while being the No. 9 dual-threat quarterback in the country, according to Rivals. He chose the Razorbacks over the likes of Miami, West Virginia, Louisville, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati and others.
At 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds, Singleton provides the Boilermakers with an intriguing option under center for 2025 and beyond. He flashed in limited reps as a redshirt freshman, even earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors after throwing for 207 yards and a score, as well as rushing for 44 yards and another touchdown against Ole Miss.
Barry Odom, offensive coordinator Josh Henson and quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw now have their signal caller moving forward, when they needed it most. Purdue had only two scholarship quarterbacks on the roster prior to Singleton’s commitment, with incoming freshman Garyt Odom and redshirt sophomore Bennett Meredith in the mix after the departures of Ryan Browne, Marcos Davila and Hudson Card.
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