by - May 28, 2019 12:09 pm
Well, that didn’t last long. Thankfully. The Arkansas Department of Transportation announced Tuesday (May 28) before noon a decision to reopen the Interstate 540 bridge and the Highway 64 (Midland)…
by - May 27, 2019 12:27 pm
Healthcare startup Lineus Medical of Fayetteville looks to receive clearance to sell its IV device in South Korea, where IV usage is twice per capita of the United States. The…
by - May 25, 2019 9:03 am
Heavy rains and powerful storms have dumped unseasonably large amounts of water in upstream rivers. As a result state and federal officials are bracing for flooding along the lock-and-dam controlled…
by - May 24, 2019 12:52 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods fell 2.1%, or by $5.4 billion, in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The federal agency on Friday (May 24) released an advance…
by - May 23, 2019 10:59 am
Transplace, a third-party transportation management and logistics technology firm based in Frisco, Texas, has hired former Walmart Inc. executive Tracy Rosser as executive vice president of operations. Rosser will be…
by - May 23, 2019 8:27 am
Walmart has hired David Searle as the new international ethics and compliance officer. His first day is Tuesday (May 28). Searle, a graduate from Stanford and Duke University Law School,…
by - May 22, 2019 8:52 pm
The Department of Military Science and Leadership at Arkansas State University commissioned eight ROTC cadets as second lieutenants during a recent ceremony attended by family, friends and university staff. The…
by - May 22, 2019 12:28 pm
Walmart announced this week it will be offering families a choice of flavored medicines (FLAVORx) with select liquid prescriptions. There will be no additional cost for the FLAVORx which comes…
by - May 22, 2019 8:54 am
Walmart unseated Starbucks as the most downloaded mobile pay app with 58 million users, according to a study from Cornerstone Advisors and StrategyCorps. The study said just over 44 million…
by - May 21, 2019 9:10 pm
Fort Smith School Board President Susan McFerran has kept her seat on the board, unofficial election results showed Tuesday (May 21) night. McFerran was challenged for the Zone 2, Position…
by - May 21, 2019 8:16 pm
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State) is now accepting applications for a new summer program aimed at economically disadvantaged Arkansas…
by - May 21, 2019 2:58 pm
The candidate list for judicial elections continues to grow. Deputy Public Defender Rita Howard Watkins announced Tuesday (May 21) her candidacy for Sebastian County Circuit Court, Division VI, a post…
by - May 21, 2019 11:12 am
Tulsa, Okla.-based Manhattan Road & Bridge Co. has hired industry veteran David Foster as vice president of operations of its Northwest Arkansas division. With offices in Springdale and Little Rock,…
by - May 21, 2019 8:59 am
Stone Bank is creating a new lending division for home loans and has hired mortgage industry veteran Jason Hornsby of Pine Bluff to head up the new division. A Pine…
by - May 21, 2019 8:12 am
May is synonymous with graduations and the end of school for millions of students across the country. With a strong overall economy fueled by low unemployment and scant inflationary price…
by - May 21, 2019 7:02 am
Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, a Cajun-themed restaurant/sports bar co-owned by football star Drew Brees, has completed a $1.36 million deal for a two-acre site at Lewis Ranch in Conway. “We…
by - May 20, 2019 7:58 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton has officially opened its search for a new chancellor. The next appointed chancellor will be the fourth leader in the institution’s 56-year…
by - May 20, 2019 7:33 pm
The farmer members of Arkansas-based Riceland Foods, Inc. have elected Jennifer James to the board of directors for the North Central Arkansas District of the world’s largest miller and marketer…
by - May 20, 2019 7:19 pm
University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis and Arkansas State University-Beebe Chancellor Jennifer Methvin signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a “Bear Partners” agreement. The partnership gives ASU-Beebe…
by - May 20, 2019 4:50 pm
A small gain in new jobs combined with a decline in the available workforce resulted in a Fort Smith metro jobless rate of 3.5% in March, down from 4.4% in…
