by - June 14, 2018 6:39 pm
John Alexander, author of the recently released biography of Johnny Cash that details the music legend’s life through his songs, will headline the list of symposium speakers at the Johnny…
by - June 14, 2018 3:55 pm
University of Arkansas alumnus John Ed Anthony and his wife, Isabel, are donating $7.5 million to the University of Arkansas to support construction of a new $15 million materials innovation…
by - June 14, 2018 11:28 am
The Federal Open Market Committee increased the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to between 1.75% and 2%. The committee met June 12-13, and the…
by - June 13, 2018 5:10 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority will launch an economic development planning project designed to refine the top targeted business and industry targets for the region but as well as…
by - June 12, 2018 3:19 pm
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.2% in April. On Tuesday (June 12), the Bureau of…
by - June 12, 2018 3:01 pm
Denten Park has been named market CEO for Springdale-based healthcare company Northwest Health. On Tuesday (June 12), the company announced Park had accepted the position after former CEO Sharif Omar…
by - June 12, 2018 1:09 pm
Bentonville software company RevUnit has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). On Monday (June 11), BiTA announced RevUnit had joined the organization that’s working to develop common blockchain standards….
by - June 11, 2018 1:49 pm
Rock City Harley-Davidson will break ground Wednesday (June 13) at 10 a.m. at the site of its new facility and training center at Gateway Town Center at the intersection of…
by - June 11, 2018 11:30 am
Globally, the United States and Australia had the largest increases in exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2017, according to the report by the International Association of Liquefied Natural…
by - June 8, 2018 3:52 pm
Four Arkansas airports will receive $20.96 million in federal grants, with $13.61 million of the money allocated to repair the taxiway at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill. On…
by - June 7, 2018 4:38 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for May, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 58.7% —…
by - June 7, 2018 4:32 pm
On Tuesday (June 5), the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution supporting Applied Process Fort Smith, LLC’s entry into the state “Tax Back” program authorized by the Consolidated…
by - June 7, 2018 3:40 pm
FBT Bank & Mortgage (FBT) has added to its banking team in Jefferson County with the hiring of Joni Alexander, Ricky Ferguson and Shannon Robinson. Alexander will direct outreach efforts…
by - June 7, 2018 2:12 pm
Milton “Rusty” Cranford of Rogers, Ark., pleaded guilty Thursday (June 7) in federal court to bribing Arkansas elected officials in a multi-million-dollar scheme, and then along with other charity executives,…
by - June 7, 2018 1:42 pm
Susan Long, a longtime educator and administrator, has been named dean of the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. Long,…
by - June 7, 2018 11:23 am
Jad Malek, who spent 16 years with Wells Fargo Bank, most recently as regional banking area president for Utah, has been named vice president of retail operations for Arkansas Federal…
by - June 7, 2018 11:03 am
U.S. households with more vehicles travel more and put more miles on their primary vehicle compared to households with less vehicles, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s National Household Travel…
by - June 7, 2018 8:09 am
Judith McKenna, recently named CEO of Walmart International, has tapped JP Suarez as the executive vice president and chief administration officer for Walmart International. This week Suarez left his position…
by - June 6, 2018 12:40 pm
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America, a company of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, released the executive summary of their Truckload Vertical Benchmarking Study for the first quarter,…
by - June 5, 2018 4:39 pm
Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool (SPP) plans to offer reliability-coordination (RC) services to the Western Interconnection starting in late 2019, according to a news release. The regional transmission organization sent…
