by - February 19, 2019 6:50 am
Mitch Bettis, the current president of Arkansas Business Publishing Group, is acquiring the long-standing media company through a newly formed LLC, Five Legged Stool. Bettis will become the CEO of…
by - February 18, 2019 4:51 pm
Patty Opitz, a senior associate and licensed architect at Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects in Little Rock, has been honored with the prestigious Young Architect Award from the American Institute of…
by - February 18, 2019 3:19 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services on Friday (Feb. 15) completed the purchase of New Jersey-based carrier Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery. J.B. Hunt announced Jan. 9 it had reached…
by - February 18, 2019 2:02 pm
Bentonville-based technology firm Movista has announced the addition of industry veteran Patty Lehan to head up sales development for the company. Lehan has over 20 years’ experience leading global marketing…
by - February 18, 2019 1:01 pm
Zweig Group, a Fayetteville-based media, publishing and consulting company for the architecture and engineering industries, announced Monday (Feb. 18), the acquisition of Ignite Coaching and Consulting, a company in Salt…
by - February 18, 2019 11:09 am
A first-of-its-kind robot is now providing guests and employees at the state’s largest public hospital facility with a healthy meal option by making customized salads around the clock, according to…
by - February 18, 2019 10:51 am
Murphy Oil Corp. recently announced that its top senior executive who oversees the company’s global exploration and production operations plans to step down on Feb. 28 after 17 years of…
by - February 18, 2019 10:41 am
Industrial production fell 0.6%, and manufacturing production declined 0.9% in January, from December, largely as a result of a decrease in motor vehicle assemblies, according to the Board of Governors…
by - February 18, 2019 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based Youth Bridge Inc. has signed a letter of intent to explore a “collaborative merger” with Springfield, Mo.-based Burrell Behavioral Health. The two behavioral health providers serve more than 45,000 youth…
by - February 15, 2019 10:42 am
The Republican Lieutenant Governors Association (RLGA) announced Arkansas Lt. Governor Tim Griffin will serve as the 2019 chairman of the national organization. “It is my honor to serve as the…
by - February 14, 2019 12:50 pm
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) announced a new partnership with Acxiom on Thursday (Feb. 14) in an event on the Acxiom campus in Conway. The partnership will involve a…
by - February 13, 2019 4:02 pm
Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, has accepted the appointment as the inaugural dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Arkansas State University. Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Bhattacharyya’s appointment, Wednesday…
by - February 13, 2019 12:05 pm
Residential and commercial purchased electricity consumption is expected to increase more slowly than the number of households or total commercial floor space, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - February 12, 2019 1:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has invited a group of key leaders from Arkansas businesses, research universities, philanthropic organizations and state agencies to form the Arkansas Innovation Council (AIC). The group will…
by - February 12, 2019 12:31 pm
Do you have an idea you think Mark Cuban or Daymond John would invest in? Start practicing your business pitch. Fayetteville consulting firm Startup Junkie is teaming up with ABC…
by - February 11, 2019 10:59 am
Retail giant Walmart Inc. announced an addition to its board of directors Monday (Feb. 11), tapping Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal International Group, as a new independent director. The appointment…
by - February 11, 2019 10:46 am
Rapid City, S.D.-based utility Black Hills Corp., which has customers in eight states including Arkansas, recently reported fourth-quarter net income increased 37.5% to $88 million, or $1.51 per share, from…
by - February 11, 2019 9:01 am
The U.S. had the highest number of workers go on strike in more than 30 years as the number of major work stoppages across the U.S. rose to its highest…
by - February 9, 2019 1:36 pm
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board on Friday (Feb. 8) inducted the 2019 class for the…
by - February 8, 2019 9:37 am
Generations Bank, an approximately $500 million asset lender, has an application pending with the Arkansas State Bank Department to move its charter from the tiny south Arkansas town of Hampton…
