by - July 31, 2018 3:02 pm
KASU-FM, the public radio station of Arkansas State University, will premiere a one-hour weekly radio program Aug. 4, titled “A-State Connections.” The new series will inform listeners how Arkansas State…
by - July 31, 2018 2:47 pm
Prof. Jeannie Hulen of the University of Arkansas will spend the next year teaching ceramics and engaging in research at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana,…
by - July 31, 2018 9:39 am
Inventories of distillate fuel, which includes diesel and home heating oil, were 117.7 million barrels at the end of June, the lowest end-of-June level since 2004, according to the U.S….
by - July 31, 2018 9:38 am
Personal income rose 0.4% to $71.7 billion in June, from May, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposal personal income increased 0.4% to $65.3 billion, and personal consumption expenditures…
by - July 30, 2018 11:24 am
U.S. energy expenditures declined for the fifth consecutive year and fell 9% to $1 trillion in 2016, from 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2016, total energy…
by - July 30, 2018 10:42 am
Gemma Kubat, vice president of global business services services at Walmart, will join Target on Aug. 6 as senior vice president of supply chain engineering and activation. Kubat previously worked…
by - July 27, 2018 5:45 pm
Marion has a “super site” for industry and the city, Crittenden County and the city of West Memphis have reached a cooperative agreement to help develop the 1,800 acres. The…
by - July 27, 2018 5:39 pm
Lt. Governor Griffin has graduated with a masters degree from the U.S. Army War College and was named a Distinguished Graduate. His master’s degree is in strategic studies. “It has…
by - July 27, 2018 3:43 pm
Privately owned Eagle Bank & Trust Co. of Little Rock has recently opened a mortgage office in Fayetteville. A formal ribbon cutting was held July 18 at the new location,…
by - July 27, 2018 1:31 pm
Arkansas will open a crime lab on Arkansas Highway 264 in Lowell next year to reduce the backlog of cases at the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock, Gov….
by - July 27, 2018 11:13 am
The Bank of Fayetteville (BOF), a division of Suttgart-based Farmers & Merchants Bank, has hired Blake Holzhauer as market president. His first day will be Monday (July 30). Holzhauer was…
by - July 27, 2018 9:48 am
Dr. Paul Beran is stepping down Aug. 31 as chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to take on a new job as executive director and CEO of…
by - July 26, 2018 4:05 pm
The second quarter of 2018 marked the fourth consecutive quarter of being in the black for Van Buren-based USA Truck. Second quarter income was $2.544 million, much better than the…
by - July 26, 2018 2:49 pm
First-year University of Arkansas athletic director (AD) Hunter Yurachek announced Thursday (July 26) a number of administrative changes in the Razorbacks athletic department. The most notable personnel moves are the…
by - July 26, 2018 2:29 pm
EZ Spanish Media of Springdale was recognized Thursday (July 26) for its continued efforts to raise funds for Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. Over the past nine years annual radiothons…
by - July 26, 2018 12:38 pm
The mortgage division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 16th year in a row. That includes both purchase-money and refinance loans….
by - July 26, 2018 11:37 am
Sam’s Club recently hired about 100 employees to work in its new downtown Dallas technology center. The tech employees are now working in South Lake in co-working spaces until the…
by - July 25, 2018 6:25 pm
Organizers of the proposed amendment to expand gambling in Arkansas fell almost 15,000 signatures short, but have until Aug. 24 to submit more signatures or challenge rejected signatures, according to…
by - July 25, 2018 1:13 pm
Walmart announced two $1 million grants to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) to help provide internship opportunities on Capitol Hill for diverse youth….
by - July 24, 2018 10:03 pm
President Donald Trump authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $12 billion to assist farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday (July 24)…
