by - May 20, 2019 12:48 pm
Bold Retail Inc., an e-commerce strategy firm based in Rogers, has expanded its Walmart.com services and team. According to the company, the new Walmart.com and Walmart Online Grocery Pickup (OGP)…
by - May 20, 2019 12:22 pm
The amount of electricity U.S. power plants will generate in the summer months of June through August is expected to fall 2% to 1,168 million megawatt-hours, from the same period…
by - May 20, 2019 12:18 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art, the first and only accredited collegiate school of art in the state, has hired its first executive director. The UA announced Monday (May…
by - May 19, 2019 8:09 pm
Andrea Allen is the executive director of Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development. The center is home to the Small Business Technology Development Center, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and…
by - May 17, 2019 2:52 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 3.6% in April from the 3.7% in March, matching the record low first posted in March 2017. Year-over-year, the state economy added 10,700 jobs, a…
by - May 17, 2019 1:44 pm
Zweig Group, a Fayetteville-based media, publishing and consulting company for the architecture and engineering industries, has promoted consultant Noah Hunt to director of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Hunt will also…
by - May 16, 2019 4:33 pm
U.S. energy production rose 8% to a record level of 96 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2018, from 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The rise…
by - May 16, 2019 4:15 pm
No Rest LLC of Jonesboro made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between March 15 and April 19, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - May 16, 2019 9:38 am
The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) announced a $128 million fundraising campaign on Wednesday (May 15) and further noted that it had received commitments exceeding $118 million to-date. The Little Rock-based…
by - May 15, 2019 6:15 pm
Arkansas is among the U.S. states with the highest share of properties with mortgages that were “seriously underwater” at the end of the first quarter, according to a new report…
by - May 15, 2019 4:29 pm
A graduation ceremony for the first registered nurse (RN) residency class at Northwest Health will take place at 6 p.m. Friday (May 17). Eighteen nurses will graduate from the program….
by - May 15, 2019 4:12 pm
Dallas-based law firm SettlePou has opened an Arkansas office in Little Rock with the hiring of attorney Robert Coleman. Coleman, who is also licensed in Tennessee, had previously been in…
by - May 14, 2019 1:52 pm
Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF), a division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has hired Eric Johnston and Jay Bankston as vendor business development representatives. The new hires are the result of continued…
by - May 14, 2019 12:36 pm
Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator Plug and Play Tech Center plans to launch a supply chain and logistics accelerator program in Northwest Arkansas this summer. The new program was announced Tuesday…
by - May 14, 2019 11:18 am
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week that the nation’s trade deficit in March grew to $50 billion in March, up $700 million…
by - May 14, 2019 9:18 am
North Little Rock-based Garver, the largest engineering, planning, architectural and environmental services firm in Arkansas, is expanding its headquarters with the recent acquisition of two buildings at 7700 Northshore Place. The…
by - May 14, 2019 7:52 am
CHI St. Vincent Foundation has successfully achieved its fundraising goal of $4 million for its new Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI) Research and Education Center. Foundation officials said they raised more…
by - May 13, 2019 6:29 pm
Deputy Public Defender Wendy Sharum is the latest to enter the Sebastian County judicial election cycle. She announced Monday (May 13) her candidacy for Fort Smith District Court, Division Two,…
by - May 13, 2019 1:31 pm
Arkansas State Parks will begin opening Monument Trails, a collection of destination mountain biking trails, throughout the state in June. The trails will merge “world-class riding with architecture, art and…
by - May 13, 2019 1:08 pm
Arkansas lottery officials said Monday (May 13) that game sales in fiscal 2019 so far have raised $82.5 million for state scholarships, more than $11 million, or 15.4%, over the…
