by - November 15, 2018 11:08 am
Walmart continues to look for ways to test the latest technologies that can enhance shopper convenience. The latest example is underway in Miami-Dade County, Fla. Ford, announced Wednesday (Nov. 14)…
by - November 15, 2018 10:57 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a 6,100-square-foot internship office at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in south Fayetteville. The research park is managed by the University…
by - November 14, 2018 10:56 pm
Simmons Bank will be the first-ever title sponsor of the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S.), a business plan competition for fifth through eighth graders in Arkansas. The entrepreneurial education program has…
by - November 14, 2018 3:25 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will launch an online degree program in the spring semester that will create a path for registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science…
by - November 14, 2018 9:31 am
The number of wells producing crude oil and natural gas in the United States declined 4.6% to 991,000 in 2017, from a peak of 1.039 million in 2014, according to…
by - November 13, 2018 5:03 pm
Simmons First National Corp. announced Tuesday (Nov. 13) a deal to acquire Reliance Bancshares in a cash and stock deal valued at around $214 million. Reliance has assets of $1.5…
by - November 13, 2018 3:23 pm
Hans Driessnack has been named CEO of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He will start in the position Dec. 3, said Denten Park, market CEO for parent company Northwest Health. Driessnack replaces Tom…
by - November 13, 2018 8:29 am
NanoMech Inc., a Springdale-based company that is a global leader in nano-lubricant manufacturing, has been recognized by market research firm Frost & Sullivan with the 2018 North American Technology Innovation Award….
by - November 12, 2018 7:58 pm
Registration Day for the spring semester at Arkansas State University will be Tuesday (Nov. 13) starting at 10 a.m. in the main computer lab on the first floor of the…
by - November 12, 2018 3:39 pm
The city of Fayetteville will host two public meetings to take comments on a transportation plan for U.S. Highway 71B, between the northern city limits to North Street and Rock…
by - November 12, 2018 2:57 pm
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has received the 2018 American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Certification, and is the only certified program in the region, according to a…
by - November 11, 2018 1:11 pm
The Woodlands, Texas-based RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT) announced Nov. 6 it plans to purchase Golden Ridge Rice Mills, which includes a principal milling plant in Wynne, Ark. The roughly $8…
by - November 11, 2018 1:08 pm
The global robotics market will enjoy a 17.4% compounded annual growth rate between 2017 and 2025, and will be a $147.26 billion market by 2025, according to Transparency Market Research….
by - November 9, 2018 2:01 pm
The University of Arkansas has received a $23.7 million donation from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. The gift was announced at the Campaign Arkansas volunteer steering committee meeting on…
by - November 8, 2018 5:40 pm
The Delta Leadership Institute (DLI), a program sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has named 31 fellows to the 2018-19 Executive Academy. The fellows will participate in the 10-month program to improve their…
by - November 8, 2018 1:04 pm
Arvest Bank continued to be a top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender within its footprint in 2018, based on loan production. That’s based on data for the SBA fiscal…
by - November 8, 2018 12:36 pm
A staffer for Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (Nov. 8) a new business venture. Robert Moery has launched a lobbying practice called Broadview Strategies. The full-service government relations and consulting…
by - November 7, 2018 5:09 pm
Veteran newspaper and television journalist Tina Alvey Dale has joined Talk Business & Politics as the Fort Smith metro reporter. She succeeds Aric Mitchell who joined the Fort Smith Police…
by - November 7, 2018 4:24 pm
Ouachita Baptist University has received a $1 million unrestricted gift from an anonymous donor. It’s the second year in a row that the Arkadelphia-based private college has received such a…
by - November 6, 2018 4:04 pm
U.S. residential heating oil and propane prices have risen 23% and 4%, respectively, at the start of the 2018-19 winter heating season, from the same time last winter, according to…
