Rohr Sheridan

During the last half of the 1980's "commercial aircraft orders climbed drastically." This allowed Rohr to establish two new final assembly plants in Sheridan and Heber Springs, Arkansas (Kepos, 1994). The announcement to expand came in June of 1987 (Hulewicz, June 1989). 

The Sheridan plant was the first Rohr facility in Arkansas. Production began in February of 1988. This facility assembled "commercial inlets for the 737-300, MD-80 and MD-11 aircraft and PW4000 and CF6-80C2 engines" (Hulewicz, 1989).

By July 1989, Rohr Sheridan was employing 177 people (Douglass, 1993, C1).

By 1990, Rohr Sheridan was employing 220 people (Rohr, 1990). By December of 1990 the Sheridan plant was employing 228 people (Rohr News, December 1990).

By August 1992, employment at Rohr Sheridan had increased to 254 (Douglass, 1993, C1).

By August 1993, employment at Rohr Sheridan had decreased a little to 248 but predicted that "payroll may shrink amid cutbacks" (Douglass, 1993, C1).

References:
Douglass, Elizabeth. “Rohr Still Pays for Heyday’s Decisions.” The San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 1993, p. C1, C5.
Hulewicz, 1989
Rohr, 1990
Rohr News, December 1990