by - March 6, 2017 10:52 am
The Conductor, a partnership between the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville, has joined forces with two nonprofit organizations to offer upcoming entrepreneurial events…
by - March 5, 2017 5:14 pm
In recent weeks heirs of Wal-Mart Stores founders Helen and Sam Walton sold off more than 12.585 million shares of the retail stock with a market value in excess of…
by - March 4, 2017 7:37 pm
Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. ROBOTS ON THE RISE, 2016 SHIPMENTS JUMP 10% TO $1.9 BILLION The Robotic Industries Association recently reported that the North American…
by - March 3, 2017 3:07 pm
Guy Cable, CEO of Grands Savings Bank, announced three executive promotions and one new hire this week. Tyler Steele has been promoted to vice chairman of the bank’s board of…
by - March 3, 2017 1:35 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, has been selected as a vice chair for one of 12 appropriations subcommittees for the 115th Congress. According to a statement from House Appropriations Committee…
by - March 3, 2017 11:54 am
Orders of class 8 trucks in North America reached a 14-month high at 23,200 units in February, from 18,078 in the same month in 2016. It was the “third positive…
by - March 3, 2017 11:51 am
The Arkansas Arts Center has selected Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects of Little Rock to aid Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects in the center’s expansion and renovation, estimated to cost $46 million….
by - March 3, 2017 7:48 am
Energy In-depth is a roundup of energy-related news. ADVANCED ENERGY LEADERS TO GATHER AT STATE CAPITOL ON MARCH 14 The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) will host its third “Advanced…
by - March 2, 2017 2:52 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe told a leadership convention at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Thursday that he will join a bipartisan panel of former governors next week in speaking…
by - March 2, 2017 10:36 am
The University of Arkansas has hired Amy Linimon as director of donor relations and special events for its University Advancement division. She will work closely with alumni, friends, and benefactors…
by - March 2, 2017 10:07 am
A Des Moines, Iowa-based software company working to reduce driver turnover in the trucking industry announced it has raised $500,000 to grow the business. WorkHound, co-founded by Arkansas native Max…
by - March 1, 2017 5:24 pm
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care of Little Rock will provide hands-on training and technical assistance on the Quality Payment Program, a Medicare reimbursement system that launched in October. The organization…
by - March 1, 2017 4:12 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock has earned re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. Alliance Accreditation is a distinction developed within the industry that looks at a museum’s…
by - March 1, 2017 11:47 am
Research led by University of Arkansas nursing faculty members identified factors that affect job satisfaction and retention of nursing school administrators and faculty members in a demanding profession. Both studies…
by - March 1, 2017 11:44 am
i’Mindful Studio, a meditation space based in Fayetteville, opened a Bentonville location on Feb. 20 at 1501 S.E. Walton Blvd., Suite 203. The Bentonville studio offers guided meditation, in addition…
by - March 1, 2017 9:34 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center received accolades for its staff engagement, communication and its work connecting university students with local businesses and has been given full re-accreditation…
by - March 1, 2017 8:11 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services opened an enterprise sales branch in Oklahoma City, according to a news release. This is the Lowell-based carrier’s 41st sales branch in the United States. Eric…
by - February 28, 2017 1:39 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is teaming up with the Conductor and BioVentures programs to offer a week-long “boot camp” for college students interested in…
by - February 28, 2017 8:18 am
Springdale-based NanoMech has partnered with Truck-Lite Co. of Falconer, N.Y., to produce a new line of electrical system products with improved resistance to electrical malfunction, corrosion and oxidation. The new…
by - February 27, 2017 4:39 pm
“Automation-weakens-manufacturing” stories are fake news, according to National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons. Contrary to what billionaire investor Mark Cuban recently stated about robots costing Americans…
