by - June 24, 2018 10:33 pm
Facebook is bringing a “Community Boost” to Little Rock on Dec. 11-12, 2018. The program was started last November and is part of Facebook’s commitment to visits U.S. cities with…
by - June 22, 2018 9:46 am
Nathan Slaton, head of the Arkansas Soil Testing Lab, has been appointed assistant director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the statewide research component of the University of Arkansas System’s Division…
by - June 21, 2018 2:22 pm
The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project, according to Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP)….
by - June 21, 2018 1:25 pm
Simmons Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods, hosted a site dedication ceremony Thursday (June 21) to officially mark the start of construction on its new Benton County poultry processing…
by - June 21, 2018 12:00 pm
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a full, 10-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate…
by - June 21, 2018 11:06 am
The median age of Arkansas residents rose in all but five counties, and the Hispanic population increased 20 basis points to comprise of 7.6% of the population in the state,…
by - June 20, 2018 7:13 pm
A merger of two custom metal fabrication companies in the Fort Smith metro could add between 15-20 news jobs following a $1.6 million expansion of a Fort Smith facility. Arkoma,…
by - June 20, 2018 6:26 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which has been a strong ally of President Donald Trump since he took office in January 2017, came out strongly against his administration’s move…
by - June 20, 2018 5:09 pm
Walmart recently received a patent for a system designed to store patient medical records in a blockchain database. The information can then be retrieved at the scene of an emergency…
by - June 20, 2018 4:59 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods and Merck Animal Health together granted a $500,000 research gift to the poultry science department at Texas A&M University to help build a new research facility in…
by - June 20, 2018 9:48 am
In connection with the LPGA event being held this week in Rogers, Walmart announced $17 million of financial support to five grant recipients including Walton Arts Center and NorthWest Arkansas…
by - June 19, 2018 1:23 pm
Laura Hutchins, a hematologist oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been appointed as interim director for the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little…
by - June 19, 2018 1:17 pm
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 3.1% in May, from the same month in 2017, and the rise was the largest since a 3.1% increase in January 2012,…
by - June 19, 2018 11:24 am
FirstLight Home Care will soon open its first Northwest Arkansas office in Bentonville. The non-medical home care provider said the new franchise location, in the Executive Center at 1116 S. Walton…
by - June 19, 2018 10:29 am
U.S. natural gas plant liquids production rose to 3.7 million barrels per day in 2017, and since 2010 the production has nearly doubled and increased at a faster rate than…
by - June 18, 2018 5:43 pm
Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke Monday (June 18) about the growing controversies over illegal immigration, with Hill saying families should stay together and Hutchinson…
by - June 18, 2018 12:10 pm
Paul Vitale of Little Rock is teaming with former National Football League All Pro and Super Bowl champion Matt Birk of St. Paul, Minnesota, in a newly-established national speaking and…
by - June 18, 2018 9:55 am
Nearly two-and-a-half years after taking the helm as Entergy Arkansas’ top executive, Rick Riley has been promoted to a new position within parent company Entergy Corp. in New Orleans and…
by - June 18, 2018 7:49 am
Publicly held Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, the state’s largest lender, has named Tom Mays as president of its South Arkansas division. He will be responsible for the…
by - June 15, 2018 9:44 am
Glass manufacturer and installer Ace Glass Construction Corp. of Little Rock will open a Platinum LEED-certified glass facility that will operate with 100% solar power, recycle glass and implement lean…
