by - November 13, 2017 7:17 am
Tyson Foods posted record per share earnings of $5.31 for fiscal year 2017 thanks in no small part to a 155% operating income increase in the company’s beef segment. Per…
by - November 10, 2017 12:40 pm
Switcharoo, a mobile app company in Bentonville, has secured a lead investor, made its first hire and been accepted into a Berkley-based global incubator program, according to a press release…
by - November 10, 2017 10:57 am
OnlineColleges.com has released a ranking of the top online higher education programs in Arkansas, based on a number of factors, including affordability, student services and availability of online programs. Arkansas…
by - November 9, 2017 4:19 pm
Wal-Mart Stores will be among retailers remaining open on Thanksgiving Day. The retailer said its stores will be open all day but the sales event will begin at 6 p.m….
by - November 9, 2017 4:14 pm
Walmart Supercenters at Baseline Road in Little Rock and Highway 65 North in Conway recently completed remodels that were designed to improve shopper experiences. The stores added new interactive displays…
by - November 9, 2017 1:59 pm
Congressional Steel Caucus Co-Chairman Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, Co-Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., and Vice-Chairman Peter J. Visclosky, D-Ind., sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to defend during his trip…
by - November 9, 2017 12:11 pm
MarCom Awards recently announced the 2017 winners in its annual creative competition for marketing and communications, and Arvest Bank received two awards and an honorable mention for its People Helping…
by - November 9, 2017 10:54 am
Global Entrepreneurship week is Nov. 13-19, and Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and the Conductor of Conway have announced events in conjunction with the celebration. Each is free and open…
by - November 9, 2017 10:37 am
Coal stockpiles at coal-fired power plants fell to 144 million tons in August, the lowest monthly level since late 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The stockpiles usually…
by - November 9, 2017 9:57 am
University of Arkansas alumni Ted and Leslie Belden of Fayetteville have made a $2 million planned gift to Campaign Arkansas that will endow a faculty chair in architecture, fund student…
by - November 8, 2017 6:09 pm
Tyson Foods on Wednesday (Nov. 8) said longtime executive Dennis Leatherby, the company’s chief financial officer since 2008, will step down from that role on Feb. 10, 2018, and leave…
by - November 8, 2017 11:07 am
Replacing older wind turbines with newer ones, or repowering, has become more common in the United States, and federal incentives that have been extended through 2019 are expected to encourage…
by - November 8, 2017 7:56 am
Banks tightened standards on credit card and auto loans because of a more uncertain economic outlook, while demand for business and home loans fell in the third quarter of 2017,…
by - November 7, 2017 5:00 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday (Nov. 7) to grant a stay for the planned execution of death row inmate Jack Greene. Attorneys for Greene, who was set to…
by - November 7, 2017 4:45 pm
Brick-and-mortar retailers continue to scale back their physical footprints with Target announcing Tuesday (Nov. 7) plans to shutter 12 stores in early February. No stores in Arkansas are being impacted….
by - November 7, 2017 3:56 pm
Springdale-based Ozark Guidance Center, a nonprofit behavioral health care center, is expanding its services as Fayetteville-based Vantage Point of Northwest Arkansas discontinues some of the same services to focus on…
by - November 7, 2017 3:26 pm
Fayetteville retirement community Butterfield Trail Village (BTV) celebrated on Tuesday (Nov. 7) the grand opening of its new Commons Center — a major facilities expansion that carries out Butterfield’s mission of providing ever-evolving, quality lifestyle…
by - November 7, 2017 3:15 pm
A $2.4 million land purchase has set in motion a new tenant for the Gateway Town Center at the intersection of Interstate 430/Interstate 30 interchange in Little Rock. Riverbike of…
by - November 7, 2017 3:08 pm
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders has received the 2017 Dr. Tom Bruce Arkansas Health Impact Award from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. “Elders has spent her life…
by - November 7, 2017 11:24 am
Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas State Employees Association announced Tuesday (Nov. 7) the appointment of assistant executive director John Bridges to interim executive director. Bridges will temporarily fill the role previously…
