by - December 11, 2017 1:05 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for November, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 58.2% —…
by - December 11, 2017 12:58 pm
Fayetteville-based software startup Lofty Labs has named Ben Davis as its chief operating officer, a new position at the company. Davis previously served as the company’s director of operations. He…
by - December 11, 2017 11:37 am
Net income for U.S. passenger airlines fell 1.73% to $3.743 billion in the third quarter of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
by - December 11, 2017 11:08 am
Between 2005 and 2015, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions declined in 43 states, including the District of Columbia, and rose in eight states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - December 11, 2017 9:06 am
The University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design In Fayetteville will launch an affordable housing program, supported by $250,000 from the Walton Family Foundation of Bentonville. Housing…
by - December 8, 2017 1:00 pm
The University of Arkansas System has named two finalists for the chancellor position at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Stephanie Gardner, interim chancellor, provost and senior vice chancellor…
by - December 8, 2017 10:16 am
A report from CollegeNET shows Arkansas Tech University in Russellville ranks among the top 5% of colleges and universities nationwide in terms of opportunity for upward mobility for its students….
by - December 8, 2017 10:14 am
The National Science Foundation has awarded $999,847 in grant funding to the University of Arkansas’ Path to Graduation Program, the UA announced Friday (Dec. 8). The program supports low-income students,…
by - December 7, 2017 6:55 pm
Luke and Deedee Alston of Mena are the 2017 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced Thursday(Dec. 7) at the annual luncheon honoring the county and district…
by - December 7, 2017 4:15 pm
While one manufacturing trade association has been largely supportive of President Donald Trump’s administration, another, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) has found little to support. AAM recently pushed back…
by - December 7, 2017 1:33 pm
Board members for electricity transmission organization Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) approved 353 transmission projects, representing an investment of $2.6 billion, as part of the organization’s 2017 expansion plan to…
by - December 6, 2017 5:22 pm
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation donated grants totaling $442,000 to 11 nonprofits in central Arkansas as part of its “Day of Giving” event. In a ceremony at the Walmart on…
by - December 6, 2017 2:05 pm
Between 2010 and 2016, the use of smart meters by U.S. electricity customers more than doubled to 71 million customers, or 47% of the 150 million electricity customers in the…
by - December 6, 2017 1:50 pm
Noelle Danylchuk, a certified genetic counselor at UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, has been named chair for the Department of Genetic Counseling in the College of Health Professions at the University…
by - December 6, 2017 9:02 am
Wal-Mart Stores filed a notice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week announcing plans to change its legal name effective Feb. 1, which is the start of the…
by - December 5, 2017 2:56 pm
Allan Martin, a family practitioner with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, started seeing patients at a new clinic office at Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville on Nov….
by - December 5, 2017 1:20 pm
Three banks have joined forces to create a $30 million loan program to fund renovations and new construction in downtown Springdale, in addition to the establishment of new businesses and…
by - December 5, 2017 12:54 pm
Colliers International Arkansas in Little Rock has promoted Isaac Smith to president, the company announced Tuesday (Dec. 5). Kevin Huchingson, the firm’s CEO and president the past 15 years, will…
by - December 5, 2017 12:19 pm
Deacue Fields III has been named the new dean of the University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, pending approval by the UA System Board…
by - December 5, 2017 11:05 am
Major U.S. tobacco companies have started running ads in the Little Rock Sun and across the nation to comply with a 2006 federal court order after 11 years of appeals…
