by - August 23, 2018 10:29 am
Philander Smith College in Little Rock has hired Tamika Edwards as executive director of the school’s Social Justice Institute. The appointment is effective Sept. 4. Edwards has nearly 20 years…
by - August 23, 2018 9:46 am
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public feedback on possible changes to the hours-of-service regulations for commercial truck drivers. On Thursday (Aug. 23), an advance notice of…
by - August 23, 2018 5:46 am
Following the recent death of longtime Arkansas Municipal League executive director Don Zimmerman, the city advocacy group has selected Mark Hayes to lead the organization. Hayes has served as General…
by - August 22, 2018 6:12 pm
Mark Smith, a long-time member of the KASU campus radio station staff at Arkansas State University, has been named station manager. Smith’s appointment comes after the retirement of Mike Doyle…
by - August 22, 2018 11:34 am
U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico have risen to 4.4 billion cubic feet per day through the first five months of 2018 as new cross-border pipeline capacity comes online,…
by - August 22, 2018 11:24 am
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 2.9% in July, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Milk prices declined 2.2%,…
by - August 22, 2018 11:03 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has teamed up with SiriusXM, Pilot Flying J and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to establish a rewards program for carriers and…
by - August 21, 2018 4:09 pm
Society will change in many ways during the next 30 years, and thanks to changing demographics, technology and ever-changing workforce demands, higher education may undergo the most dramatic transformation of…
by - August 20, 2018 5:19 pm
Located in a World War II-era warehouse in Chaffee Crossing in anticipation of further area growth, Fort Smith Brewing Company works with small businesses to spur growth in the city,…
by - August 20, 2018 5:03 pm
A national civil liberties group that advocates the separation of church and state plans to attend the Bentonville School District’s board of education meeting Monday (Aug. 20). Nick Fish, national…
by - August 20, 2018 4:29 pm
In Fayetteville, passengers can ride for free on buses of Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) and Fayetteville-based provider Razorback Transit. On Monday (Aug. 20), the city announced the…
by - August 20, 2018 11:01 am
Yue Zhao, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Arkansas, has received $3.4 million to continue to develop a high-density, 300-kilowatt, silicon-carbide solar inverter. On Monday (Aug. 20),…
by - August 20, 2018 10:52 am
Encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion in Benton and Washington counties is the focus of a new community-based three-year initiative called TRUE Northwest Arkansas (TRUE). Supported by the Walmart Foundation and…
by - August 20, 2018 7:42 am
Marc Yount was one of the first employees at Field Agent, a crowdsource data collection company serving the retail industry. The 2 million users who have downloaded the company’s app…
by - August 20, 2018 7:41 am
Sarah White started at the bottom of the account leadership rung at advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi X four years ago. Her ability to lead internal teams, build client relationships…
by - August 20, 2018 7:39 am
It was law school or bust for Caley Vo. Vo’s father was an immigrant from South Vietnam, whose career had been laboring in a tool factory. It was good, honest…
by - August 20, 2018 7:38 am
Christie Turner planned to be a lawyer, but a bank teller job in her hometown of Russellville during college at Arkansas Tech University changed her mind. She fell in love…
by - August 20, 2018 7:34 am
Samuel Terry was law clerk for Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III of the Western District of Arkansas and deputy prosecuting attorney for Sebastian County before a colleague led…
by - August 20, 2018 7:32 am
In retrospect, 2009 was a formidable year to start a construction company. But the enterprise was successful for Jacob Tankersley. Nearly a decade later, he has built and renovated more…
by - August 20, 2018 7:31 am
Growing up, Chris Stec remembers spending nights at Alpha Packaging while his parents worked late. He was often at the corrugated box manufacturing company, and while his father didn’t want…
