Arkansas fishing boat manufacturer to expand, add 50 jobs

FLIPPIN, Ark. (AP) — A $4.2 million expansion at a northern Arkansas boat manufacturing operation is expected to add 50 jobs. Vexus Boats said Monday it would add 30% more square footage to its operation in Flippin, about 105 miles north of Little Rock near the Missouri border. The company makes fishing boats. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the new jobs will “go a long way” to improve the quality of life for families in the area.