by - February 28, 2019 6:22 am
Forrest City-based Armor Bank has expanded into central Arkansas with a new Little Rock location. The facility, located at 7401 Cantrell Road, is the first of Armor’s planned branches for…
by - February 27, 2019 7:01 pm
Arkansas Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, has named Tommy May of Pine Bluff to serve on the Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission. May is Chairman of the Simmons…
by - February 27, 2019 2:11 pm
Medical device startup Lapovations LLC of Fayetteville has received a $225,000 grant to complete the development of a device that’s expected to improve the safety of minimally-invasive abdominal surgeries. Lapovations,…
by - February 27, 2019 8:21 am
Walmart has acquired an Israeli startup known as Aspectiva to be part of its Store No. 8 incubation arm, the retail giant announced Tuesday (Feb. 26). Financial terms were not…
by - February 26, 2019 4:37 pm
Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Federal Co-chairman Chris Caldwell announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) that Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been named States’ Co-chair of DRA for 2019. DRA’s Board of…
by - February 26, 2019 10:30 am
America’s Car-Mart has reopened a dealership in Tyler, Texas. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) it had reopened the dealership. Car-Mart closed the…
by - February 25, 2019 12:47 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. said Monday (Feb. 25) that it plans to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection immediately as the Little Rock-based rural telecom provider deals with the fallout of an…
by - February 25, 2019 11:50 am
Small, non-farm businesses in 18 Arkansas counties and a neighboring county in Mississippi are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration,…
by - February 25, 2019 11:48 am
Mountain View-based Stone Bank announced Monday (Feb. 25) an agreement to acquire DeWitt Bank &Trust in a deal expected to close in the second quarter. Terms of the private transaction…
by - February 23, 2019 12:37 pm
President Donald Trump has selected Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to co-chair the Council of Governors, the White House announced Thursday (Feb. 21). The Council of Governors was created by the…
by - February 21, 2019 5:43 pm
A recent jury verdict approved by U.S. District Judge Terrence William Boyle against Walmart for $95 million in damages with respect to trademark infringement for “Backyard” private brand grills will…
by - February 21, 2019 4:01 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will accept applications from designers for its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program through March 15. The foundation is looking for designers with experience in landscape architecture…
by - February 21, 2019 12:23 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, and named Dr. Curtis Lowery, as its director. Lowery is the founder and…
by - February 20, 2019 12:04 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Wednesday (Feb. 20) that Dick and Nancy Trammel of Rogers have designated the UAMS Northwest Arkansas Regional Campus in Fayetteville as…
by - February 20, 2019 11:31 am
The industrial sector uses 55% of energy delivered worldwide — more energy than any other sector in the world, according to the International Energy Agency. Within the industrial sector, the…
by - February 20, 2019 6:30 am
The Department of Defense (DOD) on Feb. 12 released the summary of its strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) that describes how the nation’s military will leverage security technology into the…
by - February 19, 2019 4:18 pm
Bill Conine has been named interim president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. He replaces Duane Highley, who recently accepted the position of CEO…
by - February 19, 2019 12:38 pm
Arkansas is participating in an initiative to encourage female students to learn cybersecurity skills. The Arkansas Department of Education announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) that Arkansas is partnering with the SANS…
by - February 19, 2019 12:10 pm
Five federal regulatory agencies have issued a joint final rule to implement provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 requiring regulated institutions to accept certain private flood…
by - February 19, 2019 11:33 am
The advanced energy economy in Arkansas added 85 new solar jobs in 2018, according to a jobs report from The Solar Foundation. The number of solar jobs in the state…
