by - August 1, 2017 11:06 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 15th consecutive year, and nearly a month earlier than in 2016. The bank announced the achievement…
by - July 31, 2017 12:38 pm
USA Truck has appointed Allen Lowry as vice president of safety and risk management. The Van Buren-based carrier announced the appointment on Thursday (July 27). Lowry joined the company after…
by - July 31, 2017 11:14 am
Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock have been awarded a $2.97 million, five-year grant by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases. The…
by - July 31, 2017 7:38 am
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery will be the headline act at the 9th annual Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music Festival slated for Sept. 30, in downtown Jonesboro. Thousands attend the…
by - July 29, 2017 2:43 pm
President Donald Trump has fired Delta Regional Authority co-chairman Chris Masingill. The co-chairman was informed of his termination late Thursday afternoon. His removal was immediate, DRA spokesman Andrew Moreau told…
by - July 28, 2017 4:32 pm
Little Rock-based telecom operator Windstream Holdings Inc. on Friday (July 28) closed on the acquisition of upstate New York cloud solutions operator Broadview Networks Holdings Inc. in an all-cash deal…
by - July 28, 2017 10:21 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has completed construction of a nearly 144,000-square-foot office building at its corporate headquarters east of Interstate 49 in Lowell. On Friday (July 28), the carrier announced…
by - July 28, 2017 9:27 am
A boost in tonnage and the number of shipments helped Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. post second quarter net income of $15.777 million, up 54% compared to the same quarter in…
by - July 27, 2017 12:42 pm
The Federal Open Market Committee kept the federal funds rate at 1% to 1.25% on Wednesday (July 26). The existing rate is “accommodative” and is expected to support more strengthening…
by - July 27, 2017 12:40 pm
A different district of the city will be featured each week in August for Little Rock Restaurant Month, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau announced this week. This year…
by - July 27, 2017 10:10 am
The amount of natural gas used to produce electricity, which is known as power burn, reached 41 billion cubic feet July 20, the highest level so far in 2017, according…
by - July 26, 2017 5:25 pm
Arkansas’ four incumbent GOP Congressmen could be in for a rocky ride in 2018. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey finds just 36% of Arkansas voters are certain…
by - July 26, 2017 4:23 pm
Joel Gardner, executive director for Ozark Regional Transit, wants to dig deeper into the feasibility of a light-bus rapid transit system in Northwest Arkansas. In late January, ORT received a…
by - July 26, 2017 1:47 pm
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received $500,000 to develop high-performance, cost-effective transportation fuel cells. Dr. Tansel Karabacak, professor of physics and astronomy, received a $400,000 grant…
by - July 26, 2017 11:04 am
Residential electricity sales in the United States have fallen 3% since 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the same period, sales per person have fallen 7%, and…
by - July 26, 2017 11:03 am
The Levon Helm Legacy Project has launched a GoFundMe page to fund a memorial statue in downtown Marvell of musician Levon Helm, an Arkansas native who died in 2012. The…
by - July 26, 2017 8:06 am
Marketing company The Artist Evolution, based in Fayetteville, is observing 10 years in business, according to a press release from the company. Founded in 2007, TAE also has a branch…
by - July 25, 2017 7:19 pm
Better, worse or about the same? More truthful, less truthful? More knowledgeable, less knowledgeable? Arkansas voters have distinctively different views on the Trump Presidency, according to new poll numbers from…
by - July 25, 2017 5:06 pm
Dr. Andres Vargas joined Mercy Clinic Cardiology – Rogers Avenue. as an interventional cardiologist on July 17, and Dr. Sachil Shah will join the clinic Aug. 1. Vargas completed a…
by - July 25, 2017 1:13 pm
The Clinton House Museum this fall will launch the Atkinson Speaker Series, featuring talks on Arkansas culture, history and politics from noted leaders in their fields, according to a press…
