by - November 27, 2019 6:49 am
Farmers and other agriculture industry insiders who want insights on the markets and production techniques should attend the 2020 winter production meetings hosted by the University of Arkansas System Division…
by - November 26, 2019 11:25 am
Fayetteville-based company Slim Chickens continued its U.S. expansion with a milestone opening earlier this month. The fast-casual restaurant chain opened a store in Aurora, Colo., on Nov. 18, marking the…
by - November 26, 2019 8:58 am
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners President Brandon Presley of Mississippi has made two new appointments to the Executive Committee. Arkansas Public Service Commissioner Kimberly A. O’Guinn was tapped…
by - November 26, 2019 8:57 am
Drake Field in Fayetteville is the recipient of $1.25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) which will be used to improve the terminal building. Pine…
by - November 25, 2019 5:12 pm
Arkansas Tourism, in partnership with Innovate Arkansas, is accepting applications for Ark Tank, a business pitch competition to be held March 2 at the Fort Smith Convention Center as a…
by - November 25, 2019 4:26 pm
APPOINTMENTS Nonprofit Trent Goins Fort Smith Employer: OK Foods Inc. Title: president and CEO Appointment: vice chairman Organization: National Chicken Council Banking & Finance Derek Eckelhoff Fayetteville Employer: First Security…
by - November 25, 2019 12:52 pm
Hot Springs-based manufacturer Radius Aerospace, formerly a Triumph Group Division, broke ground Monday (Nov. 25) on a $24 million expansion of its titanium components plant and will add 65 employees…
by - November 22, 2019 1:12 pm
A bicycle advocacy group is taking a proactive step to help businesses become more bike-friendly for their customers and employees. The Bike Alliance of Northwest Arkansas (BikeNWA) has partnered with…
by - November 21, 2019 6:27 pm
Hendrix College President Bill Tsutsui will retire in December and be on sabbatical this spring. The Hendrix Board of Trustees accepted Tsutsui’s retirement Thursday (Nov. 21) and elected Senior Executive…
by - November 21, 2019 2:21 pm
Perry Webb, president and CEO of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, plans to retire after 25 years with the organization. Webb, 62, told the board of directors of the Springdale…
by - November 21, 2019 1:09 pm
The Walmart Foundation has donated $5 million to help finance construction of a Student Success Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The school announced the grant Thursday (Nov….
by - November 21, 2019 12:59 pm
A national nonprofit aimed at economic development policymakers and other professionals seeking to create a better future through science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship will hold their annual conference in about…
by - November 21, 2019 12:41 pm
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story has been updated to include additional details about the property transaction. Little Rock-based USAble Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arkansas Blue…
by - November 20, 2019 4:07 pm
Farm and ranch leaders from across the state will met Dec. 4-6 for Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 85th annual convention at the Marriott Hotel and the Statehouse Convention Center in Little…
by - November 20, 2019 1:16 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has hired Little Rock native Shawna Blair as its new communications director. Her first day was Nov. 18. Blair spent the past 14 years as…
by - November 20, 2019 7:46 am
The United States set records in natural gas production, consumption and exports in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Dry natural gas production rose 12% in 2018…
by - November 19, 2019 7:34 pm
John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO, and Judith McKenna, CEO of Walmart International, executed sell orders for part of their direct Walmart shareholdings in recent days, according to filings with the…
by - November 19, 2019 1:09 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Nov. 19) a $5 million gift from the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family. The money will help fund the construction of a new $27…
by - November 19, 2019 10:08 am
Hot Springs-based Radius Aerospace, Inc. announced it has acquired Doncasters Group Limited’s Aerospace Forming and Fabricating Business in Sheffield and Shrewsbury, located in the United Kingdom. The new division will…
by - November 19, 2019 10:03 am
Scot Davis, CEO of Arkansas Urology in Little Rock, has been elected to LUGPA’s board of directors. Founded in 2008, LUGPA is the only nonprofit urology trade association in the…
