Memphis-area chemical innovator obtained by Chicago investment firm
Buckman operates six manufacturing hubs, has more than 1,300 employees and serves customers in more than 90 countries.
Topic: Manufacturing
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March 2025
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September 2024
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Skilled-manufacturing program ‘game changer’ for local workers
“With high groceries, rent, gas, everything is expensive,” said Ashley McCray, who’s in the program. “This will be very good for me, so I’m excited about it.”
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August 2024
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Memphis-based Radians plans move amid growth
The 110,000-square-foot space will consolidate the company’s manufacturing, warehouse and office space under one roof.
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July 2024
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BlueOval parent company strikes deal with ExxonMobil for Arkansas lithium
The new deal will allow BlueOval SK’s parent company to secure lithium from ExxonMobil’s project in Arkansas for the EV batteries that will be made in BlueOval City.
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Two Memphis-area products might be the Coolest Things Made in Tennessee
Blank Beauty is co-nominated with partner Aptus DesignWorks, a Knoxville-area business, for a robot called Huey that makes custom nail polish colors in just two minutes for $9 a pop.
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June 2024
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Packaging manufacturer will close Memphis facility
Bryce Corp. is closing its manufacturing site at 4504 Old Lamar Ave. because the products manufactured there are also manufactured at other sites within the company’s operational footprint, including one in Searcy, Arkansas.
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February 2024
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Hundreds turn out for first stop on BlueOval SK’s ‘hiring roadshow’
On Feb. 15 and 16, the company’s human resources team camped out at Livingston’s Soda Fountain and Grill, a popular retro-style eatery near the Brownsville, Tennessee, town square.
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BlueOval SK ramps up hiring across West Tennessee
BlueOval SK’s recruitment campaign will begin in March or April and will continue to increase hiring each month until it meets the goal of 2,500 West Tennessee hires by end of the year.
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November 2021
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Investment firm buys Landau Uniforms
A Texas-based private equity firm has bought Landau Uniforms, an 83-year-old company born inside a Model A Ford on the streets of Memphis.
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July 2021
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S. Memphis rail track company wants tax incentive to expand
Atlantic Track plans to expand its rail-manufacturing operations in South Memphis, hiring another 26 people.
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March 2021
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Electric car plant proposed for Southwind
Mullen Technologies of Brea, Calif., proposes to open a large electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in a warehouse that Nike vacated five years ago.
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Olive Branch plant sees the future — through its own high-tech windows
View Inc., a company that manufactures “smart” windows in Olive Branch, went public this week to fund its aggressive expansion plans.
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February 2021
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New equipment means Memphis plant can make 40M boxes of facial tissue yearly
The mammoth K.T.G. (USA) plant in North Memphis has room to add a new equipment line. The $20 million investment also means the hiring of another 27 employees who will be paid more than $20 an hour.
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NexAir sees demand rise for dry ice, no thanks to Pfizer vaccine
NexAir expected a surge in its sales of dry ice to ship and store Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. That never happened. But the company still forecasts a 16% increase in dry ice sales this year because of the growing demands of e-commerce.
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August 2020
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Bartlett medical-device maker to invest $13M, add 60 jobs
Engineered Medical Systems has already more than doubled the size of its facility from 40,000 to 92,000 square feet.
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April 2020
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Roll, Kruger, roll: Memphis plant churns out the TP
The giant plant makes more than 1 million rolls of toilet paper a day and it's figured out a way to increase production even more.
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September 2019
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Good sign? Pallet maker plans big expansion
The Pallet Factory has been making pallets for 42 years.
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April 2019
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Hickory Hill manufacturing plant says it is not closing
When EDGE learned that a local manufacturing operation had not fulfilled its job creation promise, it began steps to remove the company from a tax incentive program.
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