by - March 24, 2024 9:52 am
The University of Arkansas’ multipurpose Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building (HPER) on North Stadium Drive will undergo a 15-month renovation starting this summer, aiming to modernize the four-story building’s…
by - March 24, 2024 8:04 am
Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI) recently announced four new board members and appointed four current members to the board’s executive committee. The newly appointed board members are: Neil Greenhaw– Owner at…
by - March 22, 2024 11:11 am
A more than 24% year-over-year increase in Arkansans without jobs and slower pace of job growth helped pushed the state’s February jobless rate to 3.6%, up from 2.9% in February…
by - March 21, 2024 6:06 pm
Baptist Health has named Brandi Stewart the chief nursing officer for Baptist Health hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren as well as the system’s clinics in Fort Smith metro….
by - March 21, 2024 3:01 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Thursday (March 21) that his office is investigating Change Healthcare, Inc., which was hit with a major ransomware cyberattack in February. Change Healthcare, a…
by - March 21, 2024 12:49 pm
Job openings in Arkansas during January fell 30% compared with January 2023, and hiring during the month fell 14.2% compared with January 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
by - March 20, 2024 3:52 pm
Norwegian food packager Elopak broke ground Wednesday (March 20) on its first U.S. production facility at the Little Rock Port Authority. The $70 million plant will produce cartons for milk,…
by - March 20, 2024 3:40 pm
Crafton Tull has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 57th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for its role in…
by - March 19, 2024 10:39 am
Waldo’s Chicken & Beer will open its third Arkansas location on March 26 in Bentonville. JTJ Restaurants LLC, the Little Rock-based restaurant group that operates Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe in Arkansas,…
by - March 19, 2024 9:34 am
Gabel Realty in Fayetteville recently hired Jana-Wrenay Elkins and Paxton Pope. Elkins is an executive broker, and Pope is a sales associate. Their hires bring Gabel Realty to four Realtors….
by - March 18, 2024 1:13 pm
Four commercial buildings in downtown Hot Springs’ bustling tourism corridor are headed for public auction Tuesday (March 19). Wilson Auctioneers will conduct the auction at The Hotel Hot Springs (305…
by - March 18, 2024 11:18 am
The Arkansas State Broadband Office will launch its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) mapping challenge process on Wednesday, March 20. The months-long process will enable stakeholders in Arkansas to…
by - March 17, 2024 9:42 am
Sixteen companies have been named finalists for the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s inaugural Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards. The Business Journal will highlight the finalists in the April 8 issue…
by - March 16, 2024 7:13 pm
Pulaski Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Program has received a $1,784,016 grant from the Arkansas Department of Commerce Office of Skills Development to modernize its advanced manufacturing program. The Arkansas Department…
by - March 15, 2024 1:07 pm
With the recent retirement of Kelvin Buncum as the head of Walmart’s Neighborhood Market formats, the retailer announced Kyle Kinnard will take over the duties as senior vice president and…
by - March 14, 2024 6:50 pm
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has approved more than $42 million in financial assistance for six water and wastewater projects serving more than 22,000 Arkansans. The funds are a mix…
by - March 14, 2024 6:42 pm
The 2024 Northeast Arkansas Hybrid Rural Business Development Conference, with a theme of “Reimagining Rural Arkansas: Pathways to Growth and Success” will be held March 22 in Blytheville. Providing small…
by - March 13, 2024 6:48 pm
Conductor announced the opening of applications for the 8th cohort of its 10X Growth Accelerator program. Funding for the 10X Growth Accelerator is provided by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission,…
by - March 13, 2024 5:18 pm
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announced Wednesday (March 13) that the Hot Springs Metro Partnership has once again been recognized as one of 78 economic development organizations accredited by…
by - March 13, 2024 4:46 pm
Data from the fourth quarter The Compass Report shows that building activity, sales tax revenue and slightly muted job growth helped support healthy economies in Arkansas and the state’s top…
