by - August 1, 2019 4:31 am
National Park College’s Innovative Technologies Center has hired Christina Streeter as the new Makerspace program coordinator. Streeter joins NPC from the University of Mississippi where she worked as operations manager…
by - July 31, 2019 7:19 pm
Benton County District Judge Jeff Conner announced Wednesday (July 31) his campaign for re-election. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee first appointed Conner to the bench 17 years ago. He presides over…
by - July 31, 2019 2:31 pm
OK Foods will pay a 30-cent raise in base pay for hourly production workers in its Arkansas and Oklahoma facilities. The company declined to give the average base pay information…
by - July 31, 2019 2:23 pm
Lowell-based electrical products manufacturer Purkeys recently announced the release of an auxiliary battery charger that’s expected to increase the lifespan of batteries for temperature-controlled trailers. The SteadyCharge Accessory Battery Charger,…
by - July 31, 2019 12:36 pm
Fewer and lighter shipments resulting from a “moderated” economy put a cap on ArcBest’s financials in the second quarter, but the Fort Smith-based transportation holding company still managed to post…
by - July 31, 2019 6:59 am
Walmart emerged victorious late last week when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with the retail giant in a case from 2013. NLRB said Walmart had the right to…
by - July 30, 2019 4:20 pm
A decline in the number of employed, a labor force dip of almost 1%, and a rise in the number of jobless pushed the jobless rate in the Fort Smith…
by - July 30, 2019 3:35 pm
Scott Turner, who has been a director for the Walmart U.S. e-commerce team since joining the retail giant as a result of the 2016 Jet.com acquisition, has left the company….
by - July 30, 2019 1:26 pm
Missouri-based Mercy healthcare system announced Tuesday (July 30) plans to give $500,000 in grants to more than two dozen charitable organizations in seven states, including Arkansas. Mercy said the grants…
by - July 30, 2019 12:47 pm
Arkansas Rice and the Downtown Little Rock Partnership have announced a new event coming to Little Rock’s River Market this October called “Downtown on the Farm.” The purpose of the…
by - July 29, 2019 4:37 pm
Health insurers participating in the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace requested an average 2.08% increase for plan year 2020, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced Monday (July 29). The rate increases…
by - July 29, 2019 1:47 pm
Lowell-based Central Research Inc. (CRI), a provider of management and financial service solutions for government and commercial sectors, announced Monday (July 29) the opening of a 12,000-square-foot call center in…
by - July 29, 2019 10:22 am
Little Rock-based Arkansas Urology has opened its 11th clinic in Arkansas. The new clinic is at 3400 S.E. Macy Road, Suite 18, in Bentonville. “Arkansas Urology is committed to ensuring…
by - July 28, 2019 6:07 pm
First Financial Bank, headquartered in El Dorado, has entered into an agreement to acquire The First National Bank of Wynne and its branches in Cherry Valley, Forrest City, Harrisburg, McCrory,…
by - July 28, 2019 4:50 pm
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President and CEO Gretchen Hall has been named Secretary/Treasurer for the 2019-2020 Board of Directors of Destinations International (DI). DI is a professional…
by - July 28, 2019 2:27 pm
TruTrak Flight Systems, a Springdale company that makes and sells autopilot systems a variety of aircraft, has been acquired by Arizona-based Honeywell Aerospace. Financial terms of the deal were not…
by - July 25, 2019 4:43 pm
The Leadership Fort Smith Program, managed by the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce, on July 24 named the next 25 people to participate in the program launched in 1988….
by - July 25, 2019 4:29 pm
$1,000. That is the second-quarter net income for Van Buren-based USA Truck, well below the $2.544 million in the same quarter of 2018. Revenue in the quarter was $133.622 million,…
by - July 25, 2019 3:21 pm
Arkansas State University Provost Alan Utter appointed veteran College of Agriculture administrator Donald “Bud” Kennedy the college’s interim dean. “It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Dr….
by - July 25, 2019 11:50 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 2%, or by $4.9 billion, to $246 billion in June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau announced Thursday (July 25)…
