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

Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc. plans to invest more than $20 million and create 250 jobs in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for a new manufacturing facility to expand operations. The company will keep its Jonesboro facilities open.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-01
- Where: Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 15 Feb 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300,000 square feet
- Products: conveyor systems, material handling systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Hytrol Conveyor](https://endata.com/companies/50600.md)

## Sources

- [arkansasonline.com](https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jan/11/hytrol-conveyor-announces-20m-expansion-in-fort/), 2021-01-11: "When it came time to expand with an additional production facility, it was an easy decision to stay in Arkansas."
- [dcvelocity.com](https://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/49703-conveyor-company-fought-time-and-weather-to-open-new-factory), 2021-03-01: "We did many things in parallel: we ordered three 10-kilowatt lasers, bought a $10 million paint system, and placed orders even before we chose the site."
- [talkbusiness.net](https://talkbusiness.net/2022/11/hytrol-conveyor-thrives-in-pandemic-post-pandemic-world/), 2022-11-14: "The expansion announcement came eight months after the company in January 2021 leased 300,000 square feet in what was once a warehouse for Whirlpool and invested $20 million in a new conveyor production plant."

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