by - July 19, 2017 12:29 pm
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor has been awarded a $710,000 grant for the continuation of an interdisciplinary training program for health professionals with the aim of…
by - July 19, 2017 10:28 am
More than two-thirds of U.S. households with programmable thermostats don’t use the controls to program them, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Only 12% of the 118 million households…
by - July 19, 2017 10:24 am
Federal banking agencies on Tuesday (July 18) issued a notice of a proposed rule to raise the threshold for commercial real estate transactions requiring an appraisal from $250,000 to $400,000….
by - July 19, 2017 10:10 am
The 109-room Staybridge Suites Fayetteville in University Village Center has completed a $3 million renovation. The four-story hotel at 1577 W. 15th St., near Baum Stadium, was built in 2008…
by - July 18, 2017 4:31 pm
The Arkansas State Alumni Association has hired a new executive director. Lindsay Burnett, a 2005 marketing graduate from ASU, will replace Beth Smith who retired earlier this spring. “Lindsay has…
by - July 18, 2017 3:58 pm
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has expanded the circumstances in which banks can appeal a material supervisory determination and improved consistency with the appeals process of other federal banking…
by - July 18, 2017 1:54 pm
The Riverfest Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 18) announced its annual music festival in downtown Little Rock has been suspended. The festival has been an annual event held alongside…
by - July 18, 2017 12:32 pm
Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm located in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park at the University of Arkansas, has received a $750,000 award from the U.S. Air Force….
by - July 18, 2017 11:19 am
Coal exports rose 58% in the first quarter, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Steam coal exports increased 6 million short tons and…
by - July 17, 2017 4:25 pm
Lockheed Martin has received a $471 million contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 12 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets. According to a press release, the…
by - July 17, 2017 3:13 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has been largely supportive of the current administration’s efforts to defend U.S. manufacturing. But in a recent statement, it broke rank to speak out…
by - July 17, 2017 12:55 pm
Hot Springs-based Wilson Real Estate Auctioneers Inc. announced Monday (July 17) the hiring of Chuck Dicus as a real estate sales agent. Dicus, who played football at the University of…
by - July 17, 2017 12:19 pm
Vicki and Gary Jech of Springdale and their family will give $250,000 to Arkansas Children’s Northwest, a 233,613-square-foot pediatric hospital under construction west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. Arkansas Children’s…
by - July 17, 2017 12:07 pm
The U.S. retail price for regular gasoline is expected to be an average of $2.38 per gallon this summer, and if the projection holds true, it will be the second-lowest…
by - July 17, 2017 11:58 am
The University of Arkansas has named Donald Judges as vice provost for distance education and leader of the Global Campus, the UA announced Monday (July 17). Judges officially took on…
by - July 17, 2017 11:11 am
The Arkansas State Fair on Monday (July 17) released the concert lineup for this year’s event, scheduled for Oct. 12-22. “We are excited about our headliner concerts this year,” said…
by - July 16, 2017 9:55 pm
First Arkansas Bank & Trust (FAB&T), has bought a vacant bank branch building at the intersection of Hogan Road and Prince Street in Conway. FAB&T President and CEO Larry T….
by - July 14, 2017 12:36 pm
North Little Rock-based Advanced Cabling Systems LLC has opened an office in Fort Smith. The new location is at 5009 S. 35th St. and has three employees, according to marketing…
by - July 14, 2017 12:27 pm
Agricultural uses of water will be a central topic of discussion at this year’s Arkansas Water Resources Center conference. The theme for year’s conference, scheduled for July 25-26 in Fayetteville,…
by - July 14, 2017 5:34 am
Central Arkansas Water (CAW) is conducting a pilot program to study the impact of mountain biking on the Lake Maumelle Watershed. This study will be done in cooperation with the…
