Beckmann
Volmer to locate
new
manufacturing
facility in
Osceola
Thursday,
May 20, 2010
Beckmann Volmer,
a manufacturer
of
major
steel
components
for wind
turbines, today
announced it
will locate a
new
manufacturing
facility in
Osceola. The
company, a
direct supplier
to Nordex along
with other
wind-energy
companies, will
invest $10
million in the
new facility,
where
approximately
300 people will
be employed at
an average
hourly wage of
$18.00.
“We are
delighted to
call Osceola,
Arkansas our new
home,” said
Bernd Volmer,
managing
director and
co-owner of the
company. “After
a thorough
search
considering more
than 100
possible
locations in the
Midwest and
South, we
believe that we
have found the
best place for
us to set up
shop.” Upon
completion of
the initial
investment and
hiring of the
first 300
employees, the
company will
consider an
additional $7.5
million
investment,
along with 200
more employees.
Governor Mike
Beebe, who
visited Beckmann
Volmer’s
leadership on
his European
business trip in
October 2009,
joined local and
company leaders
at the
announcement.
“Beckmann Volmer
is the latest
international
company to
select Arkansas
as the home for
its North
American
operations, and
their commitment
will bring
quality jobs to
Mississippi
County,” Beebe
said. “Our
stature in the
renewable-energy
sector continues
to bring this
type of economic
investment to
Arkansas.”
Beckman Volmer
is headquartered
in Germany and
also has
operations in
Poland and China.
Steel components
manufactured by
Beckmann Volmer
have a wide
variety of
applications in
a wind turbine.
The largest
component to be
produced in
Osceola will be
turbine main
frames – the
structural
backbone of the
turbine.
“We are very
pleased to
welcome Beckmann
Volmer to
Mississippi
County,” said
Clif Chitwood,
executive
director of the
Great River
Economic
Development
Foundation.
“They bring to
Northeast
Arkansas the
kind of high
skill, good
paying jobs our
growing
industrial base
needs. I invite
all who would
work, all who
would invest, to
examine
Mississippi
County -- where
a mighty future
is building.”
In selecting its
site in Oseola,
Beckmann Volmer
was advised by
Ullrich Kämmerer
at Rödl Langford
de Kock LLP and
Florian A. Stamm
at Smith
Gambrell &
Russell LLP.
“Qualified
workforce,
transportation
costs and a
pro-business
environment were
leading criteria
in identifying
East Arkansas as
location for the
investment, “
said Stamm.
The Beckmann
Volmer group of
companies was
founded in 1995
with 4
employees. More
than 650 people
are now employed
by the company.
More information
on Beckmann
Volmer can be
found at
www.beckmann-volmer.de/en/.
Announcements for 2008 are
listed below.
April 11, 2008 Actagro, LLC
agreed to expand their operation
in Osceola, AR. The plant
nutrition product company will
begin production within
six months to a year and will
employee between 15-50 workers
over the next three to four
years.
March 26, 2008
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ben Quevedo,
Jr. Clif
Chitwood
Aero Maintenance Group
Mississippi County Economic
Development
(305)
715-2850
(870) 532-6084
Joe Holmes, AEDC Marketing &
Communications Director
501-682-5154,
jholmes@arkansasedc.com
Aviation Repair Technologies announces
state-of-the-art facility in
Blytheville
BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas (March 26,
2008) – Aviation Repair
Technologies (ART) will open an
airframe and engine repair
facility at the Arkansas
Aeroplex in Blytheville. The
company will invest $20-million
and will employ 310 people
within three years. The average
salary for those employees will
be approximately $20 per hour.
“The $16.9 billion annual
airline maintenance market is
projected to grow 4.3% yearly
and this facility is part of our
strategy to meet that demand,”
said Ben Quevedo, Sr., chairman
of ART and chief executive
officer of Aero Maintenance
Group. “The Arkansas Aeroplex is
an excellent headquarters for
our operations and the support
of the state and local
government played an important
role in the decision to locate
in Mississippi County. We look
forward to building a successful
enterprise in Blytheville and in
the state of Arkansas.”
ART’s principal activities at
the Arkansas Aeroplex will
include line maintenance, heavy
maintenance, jet engine overhaul
and other maintenance activities
for aircraft such as the CRJ-200
and ATR-72. ART currently
provides maintenance for several
operators around the United
States including Federal
Express, Delta Air Lines and
American Eagle.
“Aerospace is one of Arkansas’s
fastest-growing industries and a
focus of our
economic-development efforts,”
Governor Mike Beebe said. “By
choosing Blytheville’s Aeroplex,
Aviation Repair Technologies has
shown that it recognizes our
efforts and believes in the
workforce in Northeast
Arkansas.”
“It is gratifying to see a
strong company locate at the
Arkansas Aeroplex,” said
Blytheville Mayor Barrett
Harrison. “We are aggressive in
this region when it comes to
economic development. ART
brings good jobs for our
citizens and helps diversify our
regional economy so we will be
strong in the years to come.”
“Bringing this great project to
Mississippi County was a
wonderful example of teamwork
between the county, state, city
and the Aeroplex to work with a
strong company to bring well
paying jobs to the people of
Mississippi County.” Said
Mississippi County Judge Steve
Mcguire,”We are extremely
excited about adding a major
aviation component to our
industrial base.”
The Arkansas Aeroplex is a
multi-modal transportation
facility and is located on the
former Eaker Air Force Base.
This location is now a general
airport and industrial park.
Additional information can be
found at
www.artmaintenance.com and
www.aeromaintenancegroup.com.
If you are interested in working
at ART, please fax your resume
to 870.532.0401.
October 17, 2008
Aviation Repair Technologies
(ART)
held a grand opening ceremony.
Please click the
here for more information.
Pictures of the ART grand
opening are below.
In
2007 Mississippi County,
Arkansas was fortunate to
increase job growth. There were
four(4) existing industry
expansions and one new industry
announcement, for a total of 334
jobs created. The newest
industry was PIZO LLC.
In 2006 Mississippi County,
Arkansas made several great
strides in economic development,
with the creation of 425 new
jobs and no closures. There were
six(6) existing industry
expansions which created 300
jobs. Mississippi County,
Arkansas was proud to welcome
two(2) new industries, Roll
Coater and Telling.
