Governor Beebe visits Bad Boy

Governor Mike Beebe visited Bad Boy, Inc. on Thursday, August 21, 2008.  He was invited to help Bad Boy make a huge economic development announcement.  The announcement was a $2.5 million expansion project in Batesville and a $750,000 Arkansas Economic Development Commission grant to the City of Batesville.  “Bad Boy is another example of an Arkansas success story where the business continues to expand at home,” Governor Beebe said.  “This new Bad Boy facility not only expands the company’s investment in Arkansas, it also makes use of an existing vacant building in Batesville.”

The project will be used for the 274,000-square-foot former GDX Automotive building that was bought by Bad Boy, Inc. in July.  Within the next 5 years Bad Boy hopes to add about another 100 jobs to the company, bringing the total number of Bad Boy employees to 270. 

Owner Phil Pulley stated, “We have a great team at Bad Boy that has made this growth possible.  This expansion will enable us to better serve our growing customer base throughout the United States and the world.”