by - October 29, 2018 5:51 pm
Bill Zook graduated from Arkansas State University during the 1950’s and went onto a successful career at IBM. Zook has decided he wants to help create more alums at the…
by - October 29, 2018 4:32 pm
Talk Business & Politics is partnering with the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development to continue producing the closely watched The Compass Report. The Compass Report is the…
by - October 26, 2018 8:29 am
A real estate investment trust in Little Rock has closed on the purchase of a Springdale multifamily development for $28.9 million. BSR REIT, a publicly traded multifamily management company, is…
by - October 25, 2018 7:58 pm
Gas Pos, a new technology platform for the fuel business, announced Thursday (Oct. 25) that it has relocated its headquarters to North Little Rock from Birmingham, Ala. Gas Pos is…
by - October 25, 2018 5:07 pm
The good financial news continues for Van Buren-based USA Truck, which posted third quarter net income of $3.3 million, well ahead of the $409,000 in the same quarter of 2017….
by - October 25, 2018 4:37 pm
Arkansas State University was notified Wednesday (Oct. 24) by its food service provider, Sodexo, that one of its workers reported testing positive for the Hepatitis A virus, according to the…
by - October 25, 2018 3:21 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded an agriculture project in Fayetteville known as Woolsey Incubator Farm with a $100,000 grant as part of the agency’s 2018 educational funding….
by - October 25, 2018 1:46 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) in Little Rock has launched a new statistical dashboard that offers key demographic and economic data in one central online location. The institute, which…
by - October 24, 2018 8:15 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) that Newport and Paragould have completed the Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation that aims to ensure their preparedness to successfully compete for…
by - October 24, 2018 8:09 pm
The Conductor announced that its “High School Startup Day” program, presented in partnership with Junior Achievement of Arkansas and the University of Central Arkansas, has been selected as an official…
by - October 24, 2018 4:41 pm
The spot price of Brent crude oil is expected to rise 2.5% to $81 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2018, but how the international benchmark price will be…
by - October 24, 2018 4:26 pm
The Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has formed the ACHE Advancement Advisory Council to help the ACHE Board of Trustees in their advancement efforts and to “further…
by - October 24, 2018 4:02 pm
September was another good month for building starts in the Fort Smith metro, with permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaling $9.831 million, up 8.4% compared with…
by - October 24, 2018 8:09 am
Walmart said Tuesday (Oct. 23) it is expanding the free two-day shipping option on millions of items sold by third-party marketplaces on Walmart.com. The move come after the retail giant…
by - October 23, 2018 4:09 pm
A 3.3-acre industrial/trucking facility at 10600 Maybelline Road in North Little Rock was sold on Oct. 15 for $3.65 million. Tri-State Thermo King of Memphis purchased the property from NLR…
by - October 23, 2018 12:06 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit Junior Achievement of Arkansas has promoted Tonya Villines of Benton to president. Villines will manage the work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs that currently reach more than 14,000…
by - October 23, 2018 9:07 am
Little Rock-based Sunstar Insurance of Arkansas has opened an office in Rogers at 3333 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Suite 410. The Northwest Arkansas office will be led by Fred B. Stone,…
by - October 22, 2018 1:45 pm
The Arkansas Bankers Association (ABA) board of directors has unanimously chosen Lorrie Trogden as its new president and CEO. The hiring took effect Oct. 16. She is the ABA’s ninth…
by - October 22, 2018 11:20 am
Little Rock technology firm Mainstream Technologies has made an undisclosed financial gift to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to upgrade a computer forensics lab. “This is a great…
by - October 22, 2018 10:26 am
Fayetteville-based computer software startup Engine has closed on a $3.5 million fundraising round. Company co-founder and CEO John James declined to disclose the investors. Earlier this year, Engine raised $1…
