by - November 22, 2016 7:03 pm
Truck tonnage declined 0.9% in October compared to the same month last year, but a trucking economist sees signs of a gradual increase in truck freight, according to a news…
by - November 22, 2016 4:46 pm
Biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have found a cause of fluid swelling in the brain, or cellular edema, happening during a concussion, and a treatment for it,…
by - November 22, 2016 2:31 pm
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers are two of the five hospital in Arkansas to receive the top “A” rating from the national nonprofit Leapfrog…
by - November 22, 2016 10:48 am
Northwest Arkansas businesses collected 1.86% more in sales tax during September which returned $5.508 million to the region’s four largest cities in November, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance…
by - November 22, 2016 10:34 am
Optimistic attitudes among consumers buying on credit helped to fuel more large household purchases for Arkansas residents in the past six months, according to the final report from the Fall…
by - November 22, 2016 9:00 am
Arkansas Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) has been named chief executive officer for a Conway-based startup that makes door lockdown devices for schools, homes and churches. Rapert takes the lead at…
by - November 22, 2016 8:18 am
Dr. Scott Osborn, a co-founder of Fayetteville water technology company BlueInGreen, has been named Engineer of the Year by the Arkansas section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological…
by - November 22, 2016 7:59 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Department of Education teamed up to establish a $1.2 million pilot program providing telemedicine to students, educators and families in rural…
by - November 21, 2016 5:45 pm
William Duke and Nicolas Nahas, students at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts in Hot Springs, were among the regional finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math,…
by - November 21, 2016 5:31 pm
As the Little Rock Technology Park moves closer to completion of Phase I construction in early 2017, the nonprofit authority’s seven-person board on Monday approved a resolution to give current…
by - November 21, 2016 5:31 pm
The global commercial smoke detector market could hit $2 billion in revenue by 2020, according to a new report from Technavio. The research firm’s report, entitled “Global Commercial Smoke Detector…
by - November 21, 2016 4:42 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) has received a $200,000 grant to combat statewide dips in the graduation rate for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. The…
by - November 21, 2016 10:01 am
GenWealth Financial Advisors is adding offices in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana as a part of a long-term strategic growth plan for the company. Arkansas-based GenWealth has acquired the assets…
by - November 21, 2016 9:52 am
Long-time Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Deputy Director and Commissioner of Revenues Tim Leathers will join inVeritas as vice president of consulting, effective January 1, 2017. Leathers will be…
by - November 21, 2016 9:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– TREASURY DEPARTMENT HANDS OUT RECORD $7 BILLION IN NEW MARKET TAX…
by - November 21, 2016 7:04 am
Tyson Foods ended its fiscal year with net income of $1.768 billion, 45% more than the previous fiscal year, thanks in part to lower grain costs, better margins in the…
by - November 20, 2016 8:47 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– RECYCLING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 800,000 JOBS, $36 BILLION…
by - November 19, 2016 9:26 am
Wal-Mart Stores announced Friday (Nov. 18) that Senior Vice President and Controller Steve Whaley, 57, is resigning, effective Dec. 31. Whaley, the company’s principal accounting officer since 2007, will stay…
by - November 18, 2016 10:51 am
Heartland Renaissance Fund of Little Rock will receive $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits, and the award amount is the organization’s second largest in its 15 years in operation,…
by - November 17, 2016 9:55 pm
Simmons First National Corp., parent company of Simmons Bank, has entered into an agreement to acquire Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc., a Jackson, Tennessee-based financial firm that owns First South…
