by - August 11, 2020 10:28 am
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell to an average of 3.1 billion cubic feet per day in July after reaching a record high of 8 billion cubic feet…
by - August 10, 2020 1:16 pm
Sean Slovenski, senior vice president of health and wellness at Walmart U.S., is exiting the company after just two years. His departure was recently announced in a internal memo from…
by - August 10, 2020 1:00 pm
Lance Beaty, through his company FSM Holdings, will invest about $2 million in the demolition of 100,000 square feet of the former Phoenix Village Mall and construction of walking trails,…
by - August 7, 2020 4:53 pm
An executive order was issued Friday (Aug. 7) by Gov. Asa Hutchinson clarifying that Arkansans can vote by absentee mail-in ballot if they have COVID-19 concerns. The order also gives…
by - August 7, 2020 4:32 pm
Domtar Corp. announced Friday (Aug. 7) it would permanently shutter its paper machine operations at its Ashdown plant to save $200 million by 2021. The South-Carolina based company will transition…
by - August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Saracen Casino Resort said Thursday (Aug. 6) it will hire approximately 800 new workers in the next few weeks as it prepares for an upcoming grand opening in early October….
by - August 6, 2020 12:17 pm
Murphy Oil posted an adjusted second quarter loss of $109.8 million as low energy prices resulting from COVID-19 economic disruptions reduced revenue and created the need to shut-in some wells….
by - August 6, 2020 11:20 am
A 1.5-megawatt solar array has started to generate renewable energy for Paris, a city with a population of about 3,400 and a county seat of Logan County. The city and…
by - August 6, 2020 10:27 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed on Thursday (Aug. 6) J. Eric Hagler to serve as director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is a division of the Arkansas…
by - August 5, 2020 7:54 pm
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is helping launch Reimagine Arkansas, a statewide digital media initiative, to amplify underheard voices and shape public understanding and decision-making during COVID-19. “This partnership is a…
by - August 5, 2020 12:00 pm
A $6.33 million pension settlement charge pushed second quarter net income into the red for York, Pa.-based Glatfelter, which has a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith. Revenue in the quarter…
by - August 4, 2020 6:47 pm
Little Rock-based Staley Technologies, a nationwide technology solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with CIMA, a global cash handling product manufacturer, that will provide innovative smart cash handling solutions and…
by - August 4, 2020 5:10 pm
Updated COVID-19 modeling posted Tuesday (Aug. 4) by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences predicts Arkansas will have 52,400 known community cases by Aug. 10, meaning the state will…
by - August 4, 2020 4:11 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ trail system is experiencing a steady rise in bike and foot traffic, according to a new report commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation. Since 2015, cycling use has…
by - August 4, 2020 1:39 pm
The Arkansas Rice Federation Board has announced that Kelly Robbins has been selected as the new executive director effective August 1. Most recently, Robbins served as executive director for the…
by - August 4, 2020 1:08 pm
Contract modifications received by Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin will support production at the company’s manufacturing operation in Camden. A $1.042 billion modification “for incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, and all…
by - August 3, 2020 1:42 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council and Bentonville-based Pure Charity announced Monday (Aug. 3) a partnership with Get Shift Done to bring the employment initiative to Northwest Arkansas. The program launched in…
by - August 3, 2020 8:05 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.8 million in EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to universities across the nation to boost their capacity to…
by - August 3, 2020 8:00 am
Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, announced Friday (July 31) that Swannee Bennett, director and chief curator of Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM), is stepping down…
by - August 3, 2020 7:07 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 3) that Dean Banks will replace Noel White as CEO of the Springdale-based protein giant. The move will be effective on Oct. 3, 2020….
