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Keytronix Project to Add Hundreds of Jobs, Chamber Says; Downtown and Airport Projects Also Advance
Summary
The Springdale Chamber reported a cluster of economic announcements including a Keytronix relocation expected to bring hundreds of jobs, new downtown openings, ongoing hotel and mixed‑use construction, and partnerships expanding training at the Springdale Airport.
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce presented first‑quarter economic highlights to the council, including a major electronics manufacturer relocating to the I‑49 industrial park and a string of downtown and industrial announcements.
Jay Sego, speaking for the Chamber, said Keytronix is relocating south of Apple Blossom in the I‑49 Industrial Park and renovating a facility that will serve as a research and development center. Sego said the company will begin moving about 270 employees late this summer and could create up to 700 jobs when fully staffed.
Sego also highlighted other local developments: Onyx Coffee has opened downtown; a Sundry Hilton hotel had a groundbreaking planned for May 20; Market Center of the Ozarks was scheduled to open May 29; construction continues on the Star on Spring boutique hotel, Big Emma and Via Emma mixed‑use projects, and a Springdale Senior Center project targeted for summer or fall completion.
The Chamber said Springdale added nearly 900 new jobs in the first quarter and reported a February sales‑tax receipt figure of $1,900,000 — a 9.1% increase over the prior comparison period, according to Sego’s remarks.
Sego also noted developments at the Springdale Airport: a partnership between John Brown University and Aero (formerly Fly ARH) to begin a professional flight program this fall, and industrial openings at Kendrick Industrial Park and elsewhere that are expected to add additional jobs this summer.
The council received the quarterly report and had no formal action on the Chamber presentation during the meeting.
