by - September 27, 2017 5:02 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is seeking nominations from the public for its next class. The deadline is Nov. 1. The Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes Arkansans who are…
by - September 27, 2017 4:58 pm
The city of Jonesboro has hired Tiffny Calloway as its new grants administrator. Calloway, who spent the past six months at the Delta Regional Authority and the previous two years…
by - September 27, 2017 4:11 pm
Delta Plastics of Little Rock, a national leader in irrigation polytube manufacturing to serve the agriculture industry, has been named the new title sponsor for the Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate…
by - September 27, 2017 2:16 pm
Morfe Manufacturing Co. announced it is expanding its facility in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, adding 123 new jobs and investing $3.8 million in a shuttered timber factory. Morfe Manufacturing makes windows…
by - September 27, 2017 12:30 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit Junior Achievement of Arkansas has hired Angele Forrest as its new president. Forrest will manage the work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs that currently reach more…
by - September 27, 2017 12:17 pm
U.S. banking regulators on Wednesday (Sept. 27) proposed a rule intended to reduce regulatory burden by simplifying several requirements in the agencies’ regulatory capital rule. According to the Federal Deposit…
by - September 27, 2017 10:03 am
Trucking capacity tightened in July as FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index remained positive with a reading of 5.75, according to a Sept. 22 report from transportation analyst FTR. The reading also…
by - September 27, 2017 10:01 am
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, consumers are most likely to shop for a used vehicle, but they might look to buy new as used prices have been…
by - September 26, 2017 6:09 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce will give Winrock International a $279,202 grant for the Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) to create early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic Development Administration’s Regional…
by - September 26, 2017 5:45 pm
Little Rock-based CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute has added five new physicians in locations across the state, further enhancing the quality of care for the region. CHI St. Vincent Heart…
by - September 26, 2017 5:26 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, said it closed on its previously announced $778 million acquisition of Stonegate Bank of Florida. Upon closing, the total cost of acquisition…
by - September 26, 2017 11:14 am
Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, urged the Senate to “quickly confirm” Ray Martinez as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Martinez is chief administrator…
by - September 26, 2017 11:12 am
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released to the public the National Oil and Gas Gateway, a website with oil and natural gas well data from multiple states. The website…
by - September 26, 2017 8:03 am
Used vehicle prices are expected to spike as a result of the lower supply and higher demand after Hurricanes Irma and Harvey might have impacted as many as 1 million…
by - September 25, 2017 6:15 pm
He started his business in a friend’s living room 20 years ago, and now he has locations across the country. Jonesboro businessman and entrepreneur Ted Herget, owner and founder of…
by - September 25, 2017 1:08 pm
Denise Incandela, CEO of Aerosoles, has been hired as senior vice president of fashion by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. effective Oct. 2. She will lead the fashion businesses for Walmart.com, Jet.com,…
by - September 25, 2017 1:04 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, plans to discuss the driver shortage in his annual state of the industry address at the ATA’s Management Conference &…
by - September 25, 2017 9:54 am
Retail electricity rates paid by U.S. residential customers increased 3% to 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, according to…
by - September 25, 2017 9:24 am
The University of Arkansas will open a co-working space and training center Friday (Sept. 29) in the former Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce building downtown at 123 W. Mountain St. The…
by - September 24, 2017 10:40 am
The U.S. Department of Treasury has named Arkansas Capital Corporation as one of 303 community development grant recipients, a designation that will steer more than $1 million to the state-based…
