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Rob Walton to step down from Walmart board
[…] and worked as the company’s corporate secretary and general counsel after working as a private attorney. Walton was board vice chairman and chairman until resigning from that post to Penner […]
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Plug and Play 2024: Tech innovation more widespread in supply chain management
[…] could deliver with such precision and speed. The spicy anecdote is just more proof th at artificial intelligence (AI), drone delivery, robotics, autonomous vehicles, smart data analytics, and other technologies […]
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Winrock invests in Xtremis’ high-tech lab in Washington County
A startup fund of Little Rock-based Winrock Intern ational will back a project to build a high-tech telecommunications laboratory in southern Washington County. The investment amount was not disclosed. According […]
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UAMS ‘Community of Practice’ collaboration receives $750,000 hunger relief grant from Walmart Foundation
[…] Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice will receive a $750,000 award from the Walmart Found ation. The funding will help develop strategies to reduce hunger in Northwest Arkansas over the […]
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Venture Center launches inaugural AAPI mentorship program with 20 entrepreneurs
[…] Achieve program, which has effectively scaled more than 50 women-owned businesses in Arkansas, AAPI Achieve attracted over 40 applications for the inaugural program. The selected finalists were chosen for their […]
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Arkansas Center for Data Sciences rebrands as Apprenticely
The Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) is rebranding under a new name, Apprenticely. The nonprofit has operated for five years with the mission of growing the IT workforce […]
by - April 25, 2024 1:53 pm
First quarter U.S. GDP below estimates at 1.6%; report still shows ‘underlying strength’
The advance estim ate of U.S. first-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 1.6%, and the fourth quarter GDP was revised up to 3.4% from […]
by - April 25, 2024 1:46 pm
J.B. Hunt shareholders appoint Shelley Simpson to company board
[…] to the company’s nine-member board, approved the company’s executive pay for 2023 and appointed Pricew aterhouseCoopers LLC as the company’s accounting firm for 2024. After the shareholders meeting, Simpson discussed […]
by - April 25, 2024 1:26 pm
Heartland revs opportunity engine
At Heartland Forward, we advance economic success, being a resource to state and local governments in four focus areas: innovation and entrepreneurship, human capital and workforce development, health and […]
by - April 25, 2024 11:47 am
FNBC hires David Norris to lead mortgage lending division
FNBC President Chad Hudson announced Thursday (April 25) th at David Norris has been hired as senior vice president, Mortgage Lending. In this new role, Norris will be responsible for […]
by - April 25, 2024 10:15 am
Fort Smith sales tax revenue posts small gain through March
Fort Smith sales tax rebounded some in March, allowing city officials to bre athe a little. The March sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian County […]
by - April 25, 2024 10:07 am
Jeannette Balleza Collins joins national nonprofit Right to Start
Kansas City, Mo.-based Right to Start, a n ational nonprofit organization focused on advancing entrepreneurship, has hired Jeannette Balleza Collins of Fayetteville to lead initiatives in America’s heartland. According to a news […]
by - April 24, 2024 3:30 pm
Lee Wells named as new JET director in Jonesboro
Lee Wells has been selected as the new JET (Jonesboro Economical Transportation) director for the city of Jonesboro. He will assume the job immediately. Wells has served as the interim […]
by - April 24, 2024 2:28 pm
Minnesota student startup wins $50K in Heartland Challenge
[…] University of Minnesota, won the 2024 Heartland Challenge. The fifth-annual competition took place April 11-13 at Ledger in downtown Bentonville and was hosted by the Sam M. Walton College of […]
by - April 24, 2024 9:53 am
Simmons First reports first quarter income, revenue declines
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First N ational Corp. posted unadjusted first quarter net income of $38.871 million, down 14.7% compared with the same period in 2023. First quarter revenue was $195.09 […]
by - April 24, 2024 6:44 am
Chandler Equipment expands product offerings with Roambuilt acquisition
[…] sale, so no employees will move to Northwest Arkansas. “We purchased all their designs, p atents, trademarks and working website and are hiring five new employees in Springdale to run […]
by - April 23, 2024 8:38 pm
Rural health initiative to focus $450,000 for EMT training
[…] a non-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Lake Village, Arkansas. ARHP members currently include 18 rural hospitals, 2 federally qualified health centers, and 3 medical teaching institutions. Initiatives aim to improve […]
by - April 23, 2024 6:45 pm
Pine Bluff lands $548,492 Department of Transportation grant
A project team co-led by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Go Forward Pine Bluff has been awarded a $548,492 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2024 […]
by - April 23, 2024 5:05 pm
Apparel retailer Express to reorganize under Chapter 11
[…] 11 bankruptcy filing. The company has not released the list of store closures. Express oper ates two stores in Arkansas, one in Fayetteville and the other in Little Rock. The […]
by - April 23, 2024 4:34 pm
St. Bernards completes $7 million surgery suites expansion
[…] With the additional surgical suites, St. Bernards has access to nearly 30 hospital and outp atient-based surgery rooms that house numerous surgical specialties. Joshua Tolleson, chief of surgery at St. […]