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…
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…
