by - January 23, 2019 8:10 am
Legacy Bancshares Inc. of Springdale officially announced the appointment Tuesday (Jan. 22) of Brian Glenn as president of Bank of Gravett. The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal previously reported Glenn’s appointment…
by - January 22, 2019 7:08 pm
The annual listing by Fortune of the world’s most “most admired companies” was released this week. The three largest publicly traded employers in Northwest Arkansas were all included, though none…
by - January 22, 2019 5:04 pm
Almost 2,500 students have benefitted from the El Dorado Promise scholarship program since it was implemented on Jan. 22, 2007, with students attending 140 universities in 31 states, according to…
by - January 22, 2019 1:37 pm
Little Rock attorney Tom Thrash and his wife, Toni, have donated $800,000 to Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) in Arkadelphia. Thrash, owner of Thrash Law Firm and a 1977 OBU graduate,…
by - January 22, 2019 11:24 am
Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (AACF) has announced the hiring of Missy Kincaid of Fayetteville as the nonprofit’s first Northwest Arkansas development director. Kincaid was most…
by - January 22, 2019 10:24 am
A 48,800-square-foot office building near Financial Centre Parkway in west Little Rock recently sold for $4.45 million. Woodmont Hardin LLC bought the building at 400 Hardin Drive, known as the…
by - January 22, 2019 10:09 am
U.S. natural gas market trends in 2018 are expected to continue in 2019 and 2020 as Henry Hub natural gas prices are expected to remain stable and natural gas consumption,…
by - January 22, 2019 8:56 am
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour division will present an educational forum in Little Rock at the end of this month to discuss recent developments within its Payroll…
by - January 21, 2019 7:39 pm
Walmart continues to staff up its massive technology arm known as Walmart Labs. The retail giant added roughly 1,700 tech-related jobs in fiscal 2019 which ends Jan. 31. There are…
by - January 21, 2019 4:31 pm
Wholesale beef prices continue to rise through January, which is good for packers like Tyson Foods and Cargill Higher beef prices will help operations margins as long as prices don’t…
by - January 21, 2019 3:29 pm
The nonprofit Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses (AAAB) will host a business luncheon Feb. 13 to celebrate the Lunar New year with the Asia-related business community in Arkansas. The event…
by - January 21, 2019 1:13 pm
Solar systems provider Shine Solar LLC of Bentonville has started to offer energy efficiency services to solar clients, focusing on reducing electricity consumption, according to a news release. Shine Home…
by - January 19, 2019 6:31 am
The Port of Los Angeles moved more cargo in 2018 than any time in its 111-year history, racking up 9.458 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), 1.2% more than 2017’s record-breaking…
by - January 18, 2019 5:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (Jan. 18) announced the following appointments: Chuck Banks, Little Rock, to the Independent Citizens Commission. Appointment expires November 5, 2022. Replaces Larry Ross. Jan Zimmerman,…
by - January 18, 2019 5:40 pm
Gerber Products Company released a statement Friday (Jan. 18) announcing the baby foods manufacturer would cut 49 jobs from its Fort Smith facility. Content partner KFSM 5 News posted a…
by - January 18, 2019 4:12 pm
The diesel technician program at Springdale-based technical school Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) has earned the accreditation of the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation. NWTI announced Friday (Jan. 18) it…
by - January 17, 2019 3:42 pm
Arkansas is expected to receive more than $1.5 million in a settlement with vehicle manufacturer Fiat Chrysler and auto supplier Bosch over illegal diesel emissions. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge…
by - January 17, 2019 12:33 pm
The Hot Springs facility of Triumph Group will benefit from a deal to provide structural formed skins for the Bombardier thrust reversers to be fitted on Geared Turbo Fan powered…
by - January 17, 2019 12:28 pm
Machine tool orders in November fell slightly on a monthly basis while still posting a gain compared with a year earlier, based on a report from the Association for Manufacturing…
by - January 17, 2019 11:06 am
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will establish a Lithium Battery R&D Recycling Center and a Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize in efforts to reclaim and recycle critical materials, including cobalt…
