by - March 9, 2020 10:12 am
Northwest Arkansas’ music ecosystem produces a $389 million economic output and is responsible for 3,972 jobs in the region. That’s according to new research released Monday (March 9) by the…
by - March 8, 2020 4:30 pm
The concept of working remotely is growing. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of Americans working remotely has grown 159% since 2005. A longtime advertising executive…
by - March 8, 2020 9:47 am
Sai Real Estate LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between Jan. 15 through Feb. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. Sai…
by - March 6, 2020 12:10 pm
Organizers of the Bentonville Film Festival announced Friday (March 6) they will postpone the 2020 festival date from late April to early August out of concern for the safety of…
by - March 5, 2020 4:06 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced Thursday (March 5) that its board of directors has approved an amendment to the company’s stock repurchase program that increases the amount of…
by - March 5, 2020 3:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will give a $1.5 million grant to the city of Springdale to widen and extend a road and allow for the…
by - March 5, 2020 3:04 pm
Electricity utility Entergy Arkansas announced Thursday (March 5) $1 million in gifts for projects and programs that improve the environment. The utility’s shareholders have contributed $1 million in grants to environmental partners…
by - March 5, 2020 2:08 pm
Nashville, Tenn.-based CraftWorks Holdings, which operates 10 full-service restaurant and brewery chains, including Logan’s Roadhouse, Old Chicago, Rock Bottom and Gordon Biersch, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. At…
by - March 4, 2020 8:14 pm
The Arkansas Bar Association is seeking nominations for its first ever Arkansas Legal Hall of Fame. Nominations are due March 16, 2020. Launching this year, the Legal Hall of Fame…
by - March 4, 2020 7:54 pm
Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas announced Kelly Fleming has been named executive director of the nonprofit. Fleming has served as the Director of Development/Chief Development Officer for the Arkansas…
by - March 4, 2020 3:58 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is resigning from his post effective March 27, 2020, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. Kerr said he is leaving his post to pursue opportunities…
by - March 4, 2020 8:10 am
There were three Republican State Senate primaries and two Democratic ones on Super Tuesday. The highest profile race involved Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, who was ousted by Rep. Dan Sullivan,…
by - March 3, 2020 10:26 pm
The Levon Helm Project won one of the top Arkansas tourism awards and Eksplor Gaming won the Ark Tank pitch competition. The winners were named Tuesday (March 3) during the…
by - March 3, 2020 4:50 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will host its first Local Conversations of the year on Thursday (March 5) to help connect Arkansas farmers and producers with the buying community. The…
by - March 3, 2020 3:44 pm
Natural gas inventories in the lower 48 states are expected to be 1.93 trillion cubic feet as of March 31, which is the end of the winter heating season, according…
by - March 3, 2020 3:18 pm
Better than expected payroll tax revenue and auto sales helped push state tax revenue above estimates. Year-to-date gross general tax revenue (July-February) totaled $4.531 billion, up 4.3% from the same…
by - March 3, 2020 9:50 am
Little Rock-based law firm Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC has added three attorneys in its Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. Colt Galloway is a litigator with experience developing…
by - March 2, 2020 7:06 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a three-year, $960,000 grant to help teens to make healthy decisions by providing tools and resources to prevent pregnancy, sexually…
by - March 2, 2020 4:24 pm
The Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame has two new members. Renee Robison, executive director of the Grand Prairie Center, and Wayne Woods, co-founder of CJRW, were inducted into the Arkansas…
by - March 2, 2020 1:14 pm
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell 0.8 percentage points to 50.1% in February as economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew but at a slower rate than it did in…
