by - April 16, 2024 5:06 pm
Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 119.2 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,139 in the first quarter of 2024, up 3.5% compared with the same period in 2023,…
by - April 16, 2024 4:43 pm
The National Institute of Health awarded $3.2 million to Arkansas Children’s and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to innovate new treatment options for children with rare vascular conditions….
by - April 16, 2024 2:27 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced Tuesday (April 16) the hiring of Olumide Yerokun as Director of Marketing. Bringing more than a decade of experience to the…
by - April 16, 2024 2:21 pm
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) nursing program will receive a $15 million investment to construct a new academic building as part of a major federal legislative package,…
by - April 16, 2024 10:37 am
Fort Smith is one of three U.S. cities recently selected as a 2024 Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities. The other two cities are Elizabeth City,…
by - April 16, 2024 10:04 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently kicked off its 14th annual Million Meals campaign to raise money to help feed area families. The campaign runs through May 31. The campaign will benefit…
by - April 16, 2024 5:33 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) has received $5 million in federal funding aimed at enhancing cybersecurity in the energy sector through education, workforce development, and…
by - April 14, 2024 10:31 am
Brad Chambless, CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bank, outlined his priorities for his role as the new chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association. Chambless appeared on this week’s edition of…
by - April 14, 2024 8:50 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s longest-running awards program, Forty Under 40, is accepting nominations. The nomination deadline for the class of 2024 is Friday, May 24. You can submit nominations…
by - April 14, 2024 7:17 am
Be Pro Be Proud Arkansas, a workforce development initiative led by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas (AIA), hosted its “Draft Day” event at the Northwest Arkansas…
by - April 13, 2024 12:24 pm
Heritage Links, a division of Little Rock-based Lexicon, Inc. that specializes in golf course construction and management, has acquired Maine-based Environmental Solutions, a golf course irrigation, drainage, site design, and…
by - April 13, 2024 11:05 am
The University of Arkansas–Pulaski Technical College will receive a $5,736,624 award from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand its nursing education program. The grant was secured in cooperation with…
by - April 12, 2024 2:25 pm
U.S. Steel stockholders overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with Nippon Steel Corp. in a special stockholders meeting Friday (April 12). The company announced in a press release that, according to…
by - April 11, 2024 6:53 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief (RVR) in a medical marijuana cultivation license dispute. The court reversed and remanded a lower court’s…
by - April 10, 2024 4:22 pm
Mississippi County has named recipients of its 2024 infrastructure grant program, awarding $720,050 to support seven water and sewer infrastructure improvements and projects. The Mississippi County Water and Sewer Infrastructure…
by - April 10, 2024 4:18 pm
The Rural Fire Protection Program (RFP), managed by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division, is awarding 87 wildland fire suppression kits to rural fire departments across 46 counties in…
by - April 10, 2024 2:36 pm
First Horizon Foundation, the private charitable foundation of Memphis, Tenn.-based bank holding company First Horizon Corp., will distribute $1.6 million to nonprofit organizations within the company’s footprint. The Grants for…
by - April 10, 2024 2:32 pm
U.S. coal exports are expected to decline by 6% this year following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the resulting closure of the Port of Baltimore, according…
by - April 10, 2024 9:02 am
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Foundation announced Wednesday (April 9) it received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge program. The grant – one of the…
by - April 9, 2024 9:15 pm
The Delta Center for Economic Development (DCED), on the campus of Arkansas State University, will host an entrepreneurship training series in April. The three-part series will begin on April 11,…
