# Hytrol to invest $20M in new Fort Smith facility, creating 250 jobs

Hytrol announced it will invest more than $20 million to open an advanced manufacturing operation in Fort Smith, Arkansas, creating 250 new jobs within five years. The facility is an existing 300,000 sqft building leased from Spartan Logistics.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-04
- Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 250
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300,000 sqft facility
- Products: material handling systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Hytrol](https://endata.com/companies/52254.md)

## Sources

- [arkansasedc.com](https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2021/01/04/hytrol-to-expand-arkansas-operations-250-new-jobs-in-fort-smith-arkansas), 2021-01-04: "Hytrol has been in Jonesboro, Arkansas since 1962... When it came time to expand with an additional production facility, it was an easy decision to stay in Arkansas."

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