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…
by - September 6, 2017 9:32 am
Financial services giant Little Rock-based Stephens Inc. announced a multi-year sponsorship of PGA golfer David Lingmerth on Wednesday (Sept. 6). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part…
by - September 5, 2017 3:53 pm
Two large highway projects in Northwest Arkansas are in various stages of design before construction starts. The public will have another opportunity to comment on the proposed $7.2 million extension…
by - September 5, 2017 1:09 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - September 5, 2017 12:40 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank has completed the sale of its property and casualty (P&C) insurance business to Sunstar Insurance Group LLC, an independent agency headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. Most life,…
by - September 5, 2017 12:40 pm
With the launch of medical marijuana in Arkansas starting in months, the medical cannabis industry is coming to Little Rock for a tri-state conference. The two-day expo will be held…
by - September 5, 2017 12:33 pm
The University of Central Arkansas Makerspace Powered by the Conductor has hired Jason Huselton as its master maker. Huselton is a 1997 UCA graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in…
by - September 5, 2017 12:22 pm
A new Arkansas education report shows that 50 public schools have chronic absenteeism rates of 30% or higher. Another 109 Arkansas schools are experiencing chronic student absence rates of 20-29…
by - September 5, 2017 12:12 pm
The Old State House Museum’s September calendar will explore several major events in Arkansas history. With the 60th anniversary of the Central High crisis, the museum will hold a brown…
by - September 5, 2017 11:43 am
Valentus Specialty Chemicals announced that it has partnered with Jacksonville, Ark.-based PoloPlaz, Inc. to create one of the industry’s leading wood floor coatings companies. Founded in the 1960’s, PoloPlaz manufactures…
by - September 5, 2017 11:34 am
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for August, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 58.8%, an…
by - September 5, 2017 8:33 am
The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed a rule to accelerate the approval process for small-scale exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), from the United States. On…
by - September 5, 2017 8:27 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will temporarily allow the distribution of 11.5 Low Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) gasoline in Arkansas in hopes to ease a fuel shortage in the wake…
by - August 31, 2017 6:16 pm
A once popular restaurant in Jonesboro is set to return. Haag Brown Commercial announced Thursday a new Steak ‘n Shake will open on Parker Road near the Malco Theater and…
by - August 31, 2017 6:02 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received $200,000 to support its efforts in aiding science-driven small businesses,…
by - August 31, 2017 6:00 pm
U.S. consumption of distillate fuel has become less seasonal as its use as a heating fuel has fallen, exports have risen and its non-seasonal usage as a transportation fuel has…
by - August 31, 2017 5:57 pm
American Marksman Arkansas is expanding its operation in Searcy, Ark., and will add 100 manufacturing jobs in the near future. The company is a recycler and manufacturer of ammunitions and…
by - August 31, 2017 11:11 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received $200,000 to support its efforts in aiding science-driven small businesses,…
by - August 31, 2017 11:05 am
Oil producers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have shut down about 324,000 barrels per day of crude oil production as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey, which initially made…
