Company To Add 350 Jobs
NEW MANUFACTURER INVESTS $10 MILLION
Posted: October 18, 2012 at 4:40 a.m.
Gov. Mike Beebe, left, and Rogers Mayor Greg Hines laugh during a news conference Wednesday at NextLife, a new business on Dixieland Road in Rogers. NextLife, which is based in Boca Raton, Fla., will create up to 350 new jobs. The company recycles post-consumer plastics into sustainable resin.
A recycling company detailed its plan Wednesday to add 350 jobs and invest more than $10 million in a new headquarters and processing facility in Rogers.
At A Glance
Economic Incentives
NextLife received economic incentives to open a new manufacturing facility in Arkansas.
- Advantage Arkansas — Provides an income tax credit of 1 percent of payroll of new jobs for five years.
- Tax Back — Provides sales tax refunds on building materials, taxable machinery and equipment associated with the project.
- $500,000 from Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund — For building improvements and machinery.
Source: Joe Holmes, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
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Did Rogers' top-notch recycling center fit into this? Looks like they will now have a local customer.
Posted by: ajm
October 18, 2012 at 7:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
It has every opportunity to and most likely will. Good comment!!
Posted by: Buford
October 18, 2012 at 8:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Great news for Rogers and NWA!
Posted by: rbbranchjr
October 18, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
How do we find out about job opportunities with NextLife? I've been relegated to Little Rock and I want to come home!!!!!!
Posted by: bgillihan
October 19, 2012 at 8:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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