Matthews International?Searcy

Searcy,
AR
(2021)

Matthews International Searcy

Manufacturing

Investment

NMTC Amount: $9,920,000
Total Project Cost: $12,299,014

IMPACT

142 FTE jobs
15,000 sq. ft. of real estate

CDEs

MuniStrategies, Truist

Investor

Truist

Project Description

Matthews International Corp. announced recently that it is expanding its operations in Searcy. The expansion will add approximately 15,000 sq. ft. to Matthews existing Searcy facility, while growing its manufacturing capabilities. Matthews International Corp’s consideration to invest in the community by expanding its Searcy operations is good news for Arkansas, State Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston said. Matthews International Corporation is a global provider of brand solutions, memorialization products and industrial technologies.

MAP

Address: 501 East Lincoln Avenue, Searcy, AR 72143

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