by - September 12, 2017 10:32 am
The production of primary aluminum in the United States has declined by more than 50% since January 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Primary aluminum production was consistently…
by - September 11, 2017 6:42 pm
Gross inputs to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast declined 34% or 3.2 million barrels per day in the week ending Sept. 1, from the previous week in which Hurricane…
by - September 11, 2017 6:17 pm
Little Rock nonprofit Winrock International has helped to develop an emission reduction program in Ghana, allowing it to become part of the Carbon Fund portfolio of the Forest Carbon Partnership…
by - September 11, 2017 6:12 pm
Pilgrim’s Pride has acquired Moy Park, a European-based chicken and prepared foods manufacture, for $1.3 billion. The deal will give the Greeley, Colo.,-based company access to markets in the United…
by - September 11, 2017 11:52 am
Texans who need to file or pay state taxes in Arkansas will have until the end of January 2018 to meet those obligations under a directive issued last week by…
by - September 8, 2017 4:22 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has appointed a new management team for War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Arkansas Legislature voted this year to move War Memorial…
by - September 8, 2017 4:05 pm
Wal-Mart and its foundation on Friday (Sept. 8) committed to give at least $1 million to the relief efforts for Hurricane Irma, the second hurricane to hit the U.S. in…
by - September 8, 2017 4:00 pm
An increase in headcount, full-time equivalency and first-time entering freshmen highlighted the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s 11th day enrollment figures for the fall 2017 semester, with numbers pointing…
by - September 8, 2017 3:57 pm
Arkansas State University’s incoming international student population dropped 75% this fall. In 2016 the school had 124 first-year international students and it has declined to 34 this year. The trend…
by - September 8, 2017 10:21 am
The goings-on at Bentonville’s 8th Street Market are beginning to draw the attention of food industry professionals from across the country. The market’s primary tenant is “Brightwater: A Center for…
by - September 8, 2017 9:34 am
Hurricane Irma has utilities in Florida preparing for high levels of power outages, and officials in the state are planning to shut down two nuclear power plants — Turkey Point…
by - September 8, 2017 9:25 am
Jessica Salmon is now director of the Center for Retailing Excellence (CRE) for the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the school announced Friday (Sept….
by - September 7, 2017 1:12 pm
Longtime film and television actress Kathleen Turner will serve as honorary chair this year for the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, scheduled for Oct. 6-15 at the Arlington Resort Hotel…
by - September 7, 2017 12:11 pm
Little Rock-based Business World has announced a succession plan resulting in the appointment of longtime employee Stephen Carlisle as CEO. Carlisle is the oldest son of founder and former CEO…
by - September 7, 2017 11:41 am
A team of science and agriculture researchers at the University of Arkansas are working with researchers from two other institutions on a project to develop a chemical process that converts…
by - September 7, 2017 11:07 am
The price of electricity rose 1.5% between 2006 and 2016 — similar to the 1.6% annual rate of inflation over the same period, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - September 7, 2017 11:03 am
Officials with Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic and the Mercy Health System clinic in Fort Smith announced Thursday (Sept. 7) they are in discussions about a possible merger. The announcement follows…
by - September 7, 2017 10:20 am
Tracy Kerrins, global head of credit and banking technology at Bank of America, will be a keynote speaker at the Women in Technology Conference on Oct. 16 at the John…
by - September 6, 2017 4:08 pm
Rosalind Brewer has landed at Starbucks as its chief operating officer and group president where she will begin working Oct. 2. Brewer spent five years as CEO of Sam’s Club…
by - September 6, 2017 11:32 am
A small business in Northwest Arkansas has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with assistance from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center based at…
