by - August 7, 2018 4:50 pm
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s has tapped former Sam’s Club and Walmart executive Donald Frieson as executive vice president of supply chain. Frieson left Sam’s Club in January shortly after John…
by - August 7, 2018 2:28 pm
Schmieding Developmental Center in Lowell, a pediatric program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will use a three-year, $651,000 grant from the Schmieding Foundation to expand programs…
by - August 7, 2018 11:44 am
The University of Central Arkansas raised a record total of $10.25 million for 2017-18, a 66% increase over the previous year. The total also surpassed two previous fundraising goals the…
by - August 6, 2018 4:43 pm
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville recently opened the first neurosurgical intensive care unit in Northwest Arkansas. The 20-bed unit serves patients who are recovering from surgery as a result…
by - August 6, 2018 4:38 pm
Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm located in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has received a $1 million grant from the…
by - August 6, 2018 4:09 pm
USA Truck has an “attractive” future, while ArcBest is doing well but could have cost structure problems, according to Brad Delco, equity analyst for Little Rock-based Stephens Inc., and Associate…
by - August 6, 2018 2:20 pm
East Arkansas Planning & Development District has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) for the continuation of a data collection…
by - August 6, 2018 11:42 am
Ozark Guidance Center (OGC) will add up to 100 employees as part of an expansion of services in north central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas. The Springdale-based mental healthcare provider will…
by - August 5, 2018 5:31 pm
The state’s tourism industry showed signs of moderating in the back half of 2017, but picked up the pace in the first four months of 2018, according to the Arkansas…
by - August 3, 2018 10:30 am
In 2017, the electric power sector consumed 661 million short tons of coal, the lowest consumption amount since 1983, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Also in 2017, U.S….
by - August 3, 2018 9:52 am
Net orders of Class 8 trucks in North America rose 180% to a record high of 52,400 units in July, from the same month in 2017, according to preliminary data…
by - August 2, 2018 4:14 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Thursday (Aug. 2) the second-best fundraising year in the school’s history, with $292.7 million during fiscal 2018. The amount raised includes gifts of cash, gifts-in-kind,…
by - August 2, 2018 10:46 am
The Federal Open Market Committee kept the target range for the federal funds rate at 1.75% to 2% as existing monetary policy supports strong labor market conditions and a return…
by - August 2, 2018 10:24 am
Over the past decade, natural gas production in the Appalachian region has risen faster than the capacity to transport the gas throughout the United States, and this has led prices…
by - August 1, 2018 2:12 pm
Little Rock nonprofit Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) announced Wednesday (Aug.1) the hiring of Daniel J. Riley as chief financial officer. Riley spent the past 18 years as CFO…
by - August 1, 2018 2:04 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has 48 new graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. The program is part of organization’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and…
by - August 1, 2018 8:17 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Wednesday (Aug. 1) that Bryan Barnhouse has been promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Formerly the organization’s vice president, Barnhouse’s tenure has…
by - July 31, 2018 4:29 pm
Better pricing in a transportation sector witnessing more freight demand than shipping supply helped push Fort Smith-based ArcBest to record quarterly revenue of $793.35 million, better than the consensus estimate…
by - July 31, 2018 3:56 pm
French hotel operator AccorHotels announced Tuesday (July 31) it has signed an agreement to acquire 85% of 21c Museum Hotels. The Louisville, Ky.-based chain has 11 hotels open or in…
by - July 31, 2018 3:06 pm
Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas (MANA), an independent physician group, recently started construction on a 3,887-square-foot urgent care clinic in Fayetteville. MANA Urgent Care clinic at 1673 N. College Ave….
