Bad Boy Mowers announces expansion plans

Bad Boy’s current headquarters in Batesville, Ark.Bad Boy Mowers announced March 1 that it plans to add 150 jobs and invest $7.5 million toward expanding its 650,000-square-foot facilities in Batesville, Ark. The expansion of the world headquarters of Bad Boy Inc. will increase the company’s total employment in Arkansas to 550. The announcement of the expansion was made on the campus of the University of Arkansas Community College of Batesville with Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe in attendance.

“Bad Boy Mowers is a homegrown Arkansas company that continues to grow thanks to an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong, committed workforce,” said Beebe. He added, “Bad Boy and Batesville have brought each other success in recent years, and I’m glad to see this relationship continue to strengthen.”

Bad Boy was established in 1998 in Diaz, Ark., and began production at its current Batesville location in 2002. The company has experienced several expansions in its short 14-year history.

Bad Boy co-owners Phil Pulley and Robert Foster attribute the company’s continued growth and success to the superior quality of the company’s products, and most importantly to the exceptional workforce responsible for designing and producing those products.

“We have a family atmosphere and a team spirit second to none, and a group of hard-working, talented and extremely dedicated employees that have made us what we are, allowing us to continue to grow and expand,” said Pulley.

Foster added, “We like to say that our products are built Bad Boy tough and Batesville proud.”