by - August 16, 2018 9:18 pm
Dr. Edward Serna, chief of staff and vice chancellor for strategic initiatives at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has been named interim university chancellor by UA System President…
by - August 16, 2018 10:54 am
Consumers have become more aware of self-driving cars, but they are less accepting of the technology, according to a new study on autonomous vehicles. In the 2018 Cox Automotive Evolution…
by - August 16, 2018 10:48 am
Amy Ferrando, researcher at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will use a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to determine the best possible nutrition for…
by - August 15, 2018 3:55 pm
Energy-efficiency incentives from Entergy Arkansas have helped Arkansas State University-Beebe’s campuses save money by reducing the amount of electricity they need to operate, according to a news release. “The benefits…
by - August 15, 2018 3:43 pm
The percentage of commercial diesel trucks on U.S. roads that use the newest generation of diesel technologies, model year 2011 and newer, has risen 600 basis points to 36%, according…
by - August 15, 2018 1:14 pm
Real average hourly earnings for all employees declined 0.2% in July, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline in real average hourly…
by - August 15, 2018 11:03 am
Six states accounted for 72% of U.S. fuel ethanol production in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The states produced 265 million barrels of fuel ethanol out of…
by - August 14, 2018 3:34 pm
Ouachita Baptist University set a record for private donations raised in the 2017-2018 academic year. The Arkadelphia-based private school said it raised $17.2 million last year, more than $1 million…
by - August 14, 2018 11:51 am
Talk Business & Politics and its television content partners will host separate gubernatorial and Congressional forums in September, but Republican incumbents have chosen not to participate. From 7-8 p.m. on…
by - August 14, 2018 11:16 am
Little Rock nonprofit Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) announced Tuesday (Aug. 14) that Ava Franks Roberts has been chosen as its new executive director, effective Aug. 27. Roberts will replace Charles…
by - August 13, 2018 6:38 pm
Pulp and paper mill giant Domtar Corp. has named Allan Bohn as the new manager of the company’s Ashdown plant. He will replace Bob Grygotis, who is retiring as general…
by - August 13, 2018 4:19 pm
University of Arkansas researchers will use a $498,983 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the anti-microbial mechanisms of silver nanoparticles to find ways they could be used to…
by - August 13, 2018 2:32 pm
Ryan Howard, the FNBC community bank president for Izard County, will also assume the role of community president for Independence County, according to FNBC Regional President Chad Hudson. “Ryan is…
by - August 13, 2018 11:46 am
The four-week average of U.S. gross refinery inputs surpassed 18 million barrels per day for the first time, for the week ending July 6, 2018, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - August 12, 2018 10:09 pm
Bank OZK has approved an increase in the size of its board of directors from 16 to 18 and named two new members. The board elected Beverly Cole and Steven…
by - August 12, 2018 11:37 am
A new McKinsey & Co. survey on digital manufacturing has found that most manufacturers are stuck in “pilot purgatory” when it comes to the practice. By “pilot purgatory,” McKinsey means…
by - August 12, 2018 11:25 am
Weyerhaeuser, a forest products company with Arkansas locations in Dierks and Hot Springs, reported a net earnings increase of 18% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the first…
by - August 12, 2018 11:23 am
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for July, and the story told is another positive one though slightly off from the previous…
by - August 8, 2018 2:50 pm
Scott Pace, CEO of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, will leave his post and join Impact Management Group (IMG), one of the state’s top governmental affairs firms. Pace will become a…
by - August 8, 2018 1:06 pm
The intervention cardiology team at NEA Baptist recently became the first hospital in Arkansas to offer patients with coronary artery disease the newest-generation Abbott XIENCE Sierra heart stent. Dr. Anthony…
