by - January 7, 2020 9:42 am
Jeffrey Thomas is the new managing director at Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. He succeeds R.T. Beard, III who has served as managing director for the past seven…
by - January 6, 2020 8:31 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has hired Sara Bradley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bradley is a certified public accountant with decades of finance experience with large health…
by - January 6, 2020 8:24 pm
Janet R. Moore, a 40-year banking veteran, has joined Stone Bank as Chief Operations Officer. She was most recently chief operations officer and executive vice president with Citizens Bank in Batesville….
by - January 6, 2020 3:38 pm
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville announced Monday (Jan. 6) the hiring of Birch Wright as chief operating officer and hospital administrator. The job is effective March 1. Wright will…
by - January 6, 2020 3:02 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host 12 public meetings across the state through April on the extension of a half-cent sales tax for highway projects. ArDOT also will…
by - January 6, 2020 1:40 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said it has sold the Golden Island Jerky Co. business for an undisclosed amount to Wisconsin-based Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. This divestiture also meant the closure of…
by - January 6, 2020 1:25 pm
As 2020 gets underway the cattle industry is looking at new opportunities, ongoing changes and evaluating a few risks to its business. Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State…
by - January 6, 2020 1:14 pm
The Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce on Monday (Jan. 6) named Arthur Hulbert its new president and CEO. Hulbert succeeds Wayne Mays, who retired Dec. 31 after 13 years with…
by - January 6, 2020 12:04 pm
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined 0.9 percentage points to 47.2% in December, from November, as economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth consecutive month and at…
by - January 6, 2020 10:12 am
The Stuttgart School District in Arkansas County will partner will solar energy developer Scenic Hill Solar in Little Rock to build two solar power plants that will meet 100% of…
by - January 6, 2020 9:49 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock has promoted Dr. Rawle A. “Tony” Seupaul to chief medical officer of UAMS Medical Center. Seupaul will also continue…
by - January 3, 2020 3:23 pm
Washington Regional Medical System announced Friday (Jan. 3) the acquisition of Fayetteville Surgical Associates (FSA). Financial terms were not disclosed. General surgeons Jon Berry, Gareth Eck, Stephen Wood were the…
by - January 3, 2020 1:06 pm
Year-to-date gross general tax revenue (July-December) totaled $3.376 billion, up 3.4% from the same period in 2018, with a gain in sales tax revenue and a rebound in auto sales…
by - January 2, 2020 6:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Thursday (Jan. 2): Keith Crestman, Jonesboro, as Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial District. Appointment begins January 1, 2020, and expires December…
by - January 2, 2020 5:29 pm
A new simulation lab recently opened at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. An open house is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 16 to give the public…
by - January 2, 2020 2:07 pm
Little Rock-based law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark announced Thursday (Jan. 2) attorneys Robert W. George and Matthew D. Mitchell have been elected partners in the firm. Both attorneys practice…
by - January 1, 2020 6:50 pm
Lou Holtz is returning to Arkansas. No, not to coach, but to endorse solar energy. Specifically, he will endorse residential solar products and services sold by Bentonville-based Shine Solar. The…
by - December 30, 2019 4:49 pm
Arkansas’ population grew 3.5% between 2010 and July 1, 2019, according to estimates released Monday (Dec. 30) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The report shows the state added 101,773 new…
by - December 30, 2019 4:02 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods declined 2%, or by $5 billion, to $242.6 billion in November, from October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau recently released…
by - December 30, 2019 3:57 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) has approved new base rates for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) in which an Arkansas residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see…
