by - April 29, 2019 5:45 pm
Sales of poultry in the first quarter of 2019 for Industrias Bachoco – the parent company of Fort Smith-based OK Foods – declined 6.7% compared with the same quarter in…
by - April 27, 2019 10:02 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments this week: Rob Reynolds, El Dorado, to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. Appointment expires March 29, 2023. Reappointment. Alex Bigger, Pocahontas,…
by - April 26, 2019 10:06 am
Building on positive financial trends in 2018, Van Buren-based USA Truck reported first quarter 2019 net income of $1.501 million, up 45% compared to the $1.035 million in the first…
by - April 25, 2019 11:44 am
Missouri-based Mercy healthcare system, which has a significant presence in both Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro, has been named one of the top five large health systems in…
by - April 25, 2019 11:21 am
The retail price of U.S. regular gasoline is expected to fall 3% to $2.76 per gallon this summer, from the same period in 2018, because of lower crude oil prices,…
by - April 25, 2019 11:05 am
Walmart Inc. has hired Kerri L. Ruttenberg to join the company’s legal department as senior vice president of litigation, effective July 1. Ruttenberg is a partner and head of litigation…
by - April 25, 2019 10:50 am
The average amount of electricity U.S. residential households will consume is expected to decline 5% to about 3,080 kilowatt-hours of electricity this summer (June through August), from the same period…
by - April 24, 2019 7:13 pm
The Little Rock Regional Chamber announced a new partnership with the Little Rock SCORE chapter, which will host office hours for mentors to meet with small businesses and potential small…
by - April 24, 2019 5:45 pm
Dr. Tom Risch has been named vice provost for research and technology transfer and the executive director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University, ASU Provost Lynita Cooksey…
by - April 24, 2019 3:31 pm
Walmart plans to hold its annual wellness fair at more than 4,500 U.S. stores this weekend. This is the fifth year Walmart is holding the event and it will take…
by - April 24, 2019 1:31 pm
Bentonville-based Harrison French & Associates (HFA), the largest architectural and engineering firm in Northwest Arkansas, announced Wednesday (April 24) the promotion of principal Dave Wilgus as the company’s new CEO,…
by - April 24, 2019 8:00 am
Danville-based Chambers Bancshares Inc., holding company for Chambers Bank, has reached a deal to acquire nearby Bank of Dardanelle Bankshares Inc., the parent company of River Town Bank. The acquisition…
by - April 24, 2019 7:45 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced that the state has received its 2019 share of proceeds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with tobacco companies. This year, Arkansas will…
by - April 23, 2019 7:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored the legacy of Lawrence Schmieding on Tuesday (April 23) and the 20th anniversary of the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health…
by - April 23, 2019 3:57 pm
In the fourth quarter of 2018, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan loss reserve ratio of 1%. That’s down from a ratio of 1.23% in the fourth quarter of 2017….
by - April 23, 2019 3:18 pm
Bill Groves, chief data and analytics officer for Walmart, has been named chairman of the Northwest Arkansas Technology Council. The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, which manages the Northwest…
by - April 22, 2019 7:10 pm
The Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame (AWHOF) has released its fifth annual class of inductees — seven women and one organization that have made significant contributions to the state and…
by - April 22, 2019 6:43 pm
Air Products announced Monday (April 22) an agreement to build, own, and operate a second air separation unit (ASU) to support Big River Steel’s expansion at its Osceola, Arkansas steel…
by - April 22, 2019 3:52 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation announced Monday (April 22) the 2019 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees, to be recognized at ceremonies in August in Little Rock. Inductees include:…
by - April 22, 2019 10:29 am
Energy trade accounted for 12% of the value for all U.S. exports to Mexico and 5% of all U.S. imports from Mexico in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau….
