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Hytrol celebrates expansion, says future growth coming

Johnathan Reaves, KASU News

Hytrol officials showed off their newly expanded space in Jonesboro, as they added 62-thousand square feet to their facility.  The ribbon cutting and open house showcased the new air conditioned production facility, as well as their new paint system.  Hytrol President David Peacock tells how the expansion will help their 1,000 employees:

  

Peacock tells about how the expansion will help the company:

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The expansion brings the facility to a total of 562,000 square feet, which includes a 27,000 square foot technology center.  Peacock says this expansion paves the way for future growth

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David Peacock.  Hytrol manufactures conveyer systems and conveyer accessories for customers such as Target, Barnes and Noble, Office Depot and more.

Johnathan Reaves is the News Director for KASU Public Radio. As part of an Air Force Family, he moved to Arkansas from Minot, North Dakota in 1986. He was first bitten by the radio bug after he graduated from Gosnell High School in 1992. While working on his undergraduate degree, he worked at KOSE, a small 1,000 watt AM commercial station in Osceola, Arkansas. Upon graduation from Arkansas State University in 1996 with a degree in Radio-Television Broadcast News, he decided that he wanted to stay in radio news. He moved to Stuttgart, Arkansas and worked for East Arkansas Broadcasters as news director and was there for 16 years.