by January 26, 2020 1:04 pm
-Ranger Boats founder Forrest Wood has died
Forrest Wood, the founder of Ranger Boats who is often hailed as the founder of the modern bass boat, died Jan. 24. He was 87. Wood is survived by his…
by January 26, 2020 1:04 pm
-Forrest Wood, the founder of Ranger Boats who is often hailed as the founder of the modern bass boat, died Jan. 24. He was 87. Wood is survived by his…
by January 24, 2020 3:22 pm
-Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (Jan. 24) an agreement with the Arkansas Public Service Commission general staff, the…
by January 24, 2020 1:04 pm
-Arvest Bank has promoted Jami Hopper to community bank president in Berryville Hopper has 21 years of industry experience – all at Arvest – and has served in a variety…
by January 23, 2020 5:24 pm
-Mercy Fort Smith has a new chief operating officer. Ryan Geib, of Pensacola, Fla., joined the hospital Jan. 6, replacing Juli Stec as the COO. Stec moved to vice president…
by January 23, 2020 3:25 pm
-U.S. natural gas exports are expected to exceed natural gas imports by an average of 7.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2020 and 8.9 billion cubic feet per day…
by January 23, 2020 3:08 pm
-Simmons First on Thursday (Jan. 23) posted 2019 record net income of $237.8 million, up 10.3% over $215.7 million in 2018. The Pine Bluff-based bank holding company also announced the…
by January 23, 2020 11:00 am
-A Rogers businesswoman with deep roots in Arkansas’ travel and tourism sector announced Thursday (Jan. 23) a new hospitality venture in a historical Eureka Springs property. The Queen Anne Mansion…
by January 22, 2020 9:29 pm
-Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth, which has significant financial operations in Arkansas, posted record net income of $234.3 million in 2019, above the $221.3 million in 2019. Per share earnings of $2.30…
by January 22, 2020 8:18 pm
-Former UA Little Rock athletic director Chris Peterson was named as the new vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. UAPB Chancellor Laurence…
by January 22, 2020 5:02 pm
-Rich Hillman of Carlisle, recently elected president of Arkansas Farm Bureau, was selected Tuesday (Jan. 21) for a two-year term on the American Farm Bureau board of directors. Hillman was…
by January 22, 2020 12:53 pm
-Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) of Little Rock will partner with South Central Service Cooperative and Bearden School District to install 100-kilowatt and 400-kilowatt solar systems. South Central Service Cooperative is…
by January 22, 2020 12:52 pm
-Global electric power generation from renewable sources is expected to rise more than 20% between 2018 and 2050, and renewable sources are projected to provide nearly half of the world’s…
by January 22, 2020 12:24 pm
-The impact and causes of hunger and poverty in Arkansas are the focus of the upcoming Under 40 Forum conducted by the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and the Clinton School of…
by January 22, 2020 8:00 am
-Applications are being accepted for the 5th annual FIS Fintech Accelerator, which is conducted in collaboration with the Little Rock-based Venture Center and the state of Arkansas. FIS, a global…
by January 21, 2020 11:17 am
-Alex Kingsbury, a noted journalist and member of the editorial board of the The New York Times, will give a talk entitled “Opinion Journalism in the Age of Trump.” The…
by January 21, 2020 11:15 am
-Randy Southerland, vice president and commercial loan officer for Arvest Bank in central Arkansas, has joined the board of directors of the Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance, effective this month….
by January 21, 2020 10:50 am
-Arvest Bank in central Arkansas announced the appointment of three new board members in Little Rock. Rajesh Chokhani, Scott Copas and Chad Young began five-year terms on the board, effective…
by January 21, 2020 9:15 am
-Industrial production decreased 0.3% in December as increases of 0.2% in manufacturing and 1.3% in mining were outweighed by a 5.6% decline in utilities, according to the Federal Reserve. The…
by January 20, 2020 4:45 pm
-Rock Region METRO is kicking off a six month comprehensive operational analysis project, R.I.D.E. 2020 – Route Innovation, Development and Evaluation – with four public input meetings happening Wednesday and…
by January 20, 2020 2:40 pm
-Record floods that displaced hundreds of people, significant school construction, continued downtown Fort Smith improvements and new faces in high places were some of the top headlines in the Fort…