by - June 1, 2017 2:44 pm
Animal slaughtering and processing continues to dominate Arkansas’ manufacturing scene, according to a new report from Bid on Equipment, an online marketplace for packaging and processing machinery. The company looked…
by - June 1, 2017 1:19 pm
Paul Alexander Robertson, aka Steven Mayberry, has been sentenced to serve 70 months in federal prison and pay $868,836.52 in restitution for defrauding consumers in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Arkansas…
by - June 1, 2017 1:03 pm
Small-scale photovoltaic systems accounted for about 37% of the electricity generated by all U.S. solar generators in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Small-scale systems have less than…
by - June 1, 2017 12:10 pm
Metro Appliances & More recently relocated from Springdale to a 130,000-square-foot building along Interstate 49 in Lowell. The new location at 801 Metro Place opened May 8 after the Tulsa-based…
by - June 1, 2017 8:17 am
Conway-based bank holding company Home BancShares Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, announced Wednesday (May 31) that it will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the…
by - May 31, 2017 9:40 pm
Arkansas Auditor of State Andrea Lea announced the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt has added new cash assets available to claim. Lea reports that there is now more than $317 million…
by - May 31, 2017 3:15 pm
Tyson Foods of Springdale has pledged $50,000 to help fund Tyson Tuesday Nights from June 6 to Aug. 29 at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. The venue will…
by - May 31, 2017 3:12 pm
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market is expected to hit $195.47 billion by 2022, according to a new report from research firm Markets and Markets, and is expected to…
by - May 31, 2017 9:17 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock has named Joel Gordon its new executive director, the organization announced in an emailed newsletter on Wednesday (May 31). Gordon has…
by - May 31, 2017 8:33 am
USA Truck has hired Rick Hainlen as vice president of revenue operations. The Van Buren-based carrier announced Hainlen’s appointment Wednesday (May 31). Hainlen’s hiring is the latest in a series…
by - May 30, 2017 6:00 pm
An “aggressive and uncommon” approach to education, efforts toward boosting “cultural competency” and the need to push a rural state toward “demands of the modern economy” are some of the…
by - May 30, 2017 4:06 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees approved tuition and fee increases and an operating budget of $161 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year during a meeting at the Ross…
by - May 30, 2017 3:40 pm
Dr. Kathy White Loyd has been selected as the interim dean of the College of Business at Arkansas State University, according to the school. Loyd also is executive director of the…
by - May 30, 2017 3:38 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 23 Arkansas counties disasters in the wake of spring flooding. This designation is separate from a presidential disaster declaration, which Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - May 30, 2017 2:07 pm
Apptegy, a Little Rock-based tech startup company that received support from Hayseed Ventures in Fayetteville, received a $5.7 million investment from Five Elms Capital of Kansas City, Apptegy announced Tuesday…
by - May 30, 2017 1:02 pm
Professor Mark Smeltzer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received $11 million in federal funding for microbiology and immunology research, according to a news release. The funding…
by - May 30, 2017 10:25 am
Residential electricity use rises and falls seasonally at greater levels than commercial or industrial use, mostly because of air conditioning in the summer, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - May 29, 2017 7:23 pm
The Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus will launch a series of town hall meetings in eight cities across the state beginning Thursday, June 1 in Fort Smith. The meetings are slated…
by - May 25, 2017 12:56 pm
The Altitude Trampoline Park franchise location in west Little Rock is under new ownership. Craig Noel recently sold the location to Mark McFatridge, retired CEO of Bear State Bank, and…
by - May 25, 2017 10:39 am
Arkansas Foundation of Medical Care of Little Rock recently received four awards from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in its 23rd annual Communicator Awards competition. The international competition…
