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The University of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) and the Northwest Arkansas Council are partnering on a Small Business Emergency Assistance program. In a Tuesday (March 31)…
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Little Rock-based Jack Tyler Engineering has acquired New Water Systems, the water and wastewater sales firm owned by State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock. Financial terms of the private transaction…
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The Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s Board of Directors has decided to indefinitely suspend all programming activities at the Little Rock venue, including productions, events, and educational offerings, effective immediately. The board…
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Tempus Realty Partners, a Little Rock-based real estate investment partnership, announced Monday (March 30) the sale of Axis Park, a Greenville, S.C. office park located at 350 and 352 Halton…
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As the spread of the coronavirus continues to impact Northwest Arkansas, the Fort Smith metro and the rest of the state, regional healthcare providers are adapting responses for hospital protocol…
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Workers on the frontline of the coronavirus situation deemed critical and who continue to work now have another option for childcare. This week, the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center…
by - March 30, 2020 9:27 am
Northwest Arkansas’ healthcare providers issued a joint statement Monday (March 30) reiterating information on appropriate methods of screening, treating and containing the coronavirus (COVID-19). The announcement is from officials at…
by - March 29, 2020 2:14 pm
About 16% of the 426 Arkansans testing positive for COVID-19 are healthcare workers, Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith said Sunday (March 29). He also said the state is…
by - March 27, 2020 3:48 pm
The federal jobs report posted Friday (March 27) showed a gain of 5,516 jobs in Arkansas between February 2018 and February 2019, a rise of just 0.42%. The February report…
by - March 27, 2020 3:00 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. President and CEO Rogers Jenkins has taken a temporary medical leave because of a “presumptive diagnosis of COVID-19,” the El Dorado oil and gas exploration company has…
by - March 27, 2020 12:33 pm
The Little Rock Club, which sits atop the 30th floor of the Regions Bank building in downtown Little Rock, announced Friday (March 27) it will close permanently on March 31,…
by - March 27, 2020 11:25 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is committing $13 million to support critical needs in local communities in the company’s operations footprint in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment includes $2 million…
by - March 26, 2020 6:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Alan McClain as the state’s new insurance commissioner. McClain, who will assume the position on April 3, replaces Allen Kerr, who was appointed to the…
by - March 26, 2020 5:04 pm
Initial jobless claims in Arkansas for the week ending March 21 were 8,958, more than six times the 1,382 in the previous week. Jobless claims nationwide totaled 3.283 million, a…
by - March 26, 2020 3:46 pm
The Venture Center has promoted Daniel Schutte to managing director, Accelerators Programs. Schutte, formerly The Venture Center’s program manager for Fintech Accelerators, will spearhead strategy, business development, and operations in…
by - March 26, 2020 3:43 pm
Cannabis financial technology firm Abaca announced Thursday (March 26) that co-founder Brian Bauer is transitioning to a full-time role with Abaca as the chief strategy and revenue officer. Bauer joins…
by - March 26, 2020 2:40 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Thursday (March 26) 10 new family medicine resident physicians and one new sports medicine fellow. The family medicine residents are: Jovan…
by - March 26, 2020 1:08 pm
More than 50 agriculture groups have asked the Federal Motor Coach Safety Administration for relaxed drive time rules for drivers hauling agricultural products amid the coronavirus crisis. The groups sent…
by - March 25, 2020 3:50 pm
Sales in the leisure and hospitality, recreation and personal care services industries in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities are estimated to decline by almost 20% this year as a result…
by - March 25, 2020 2:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. William “Cody” Decker the permanent vice chancellor of student affairs, effective April 1. Decker, 36, of Little Rock, has been…
