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…
by - February 27, 2017 3:19 pm
Electricity generating capacity in the United States increased by 27 gigawatts in 2016, the largest increase since 2012, and the majority of the new capacity was from renewable energy. At…
by - February 27, 2017 3:17 pm
The average number of TVs used in U.S. homes fell 11% to 2.3 per household in 2015, from 2.6 in 2009, according to the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. The survey,…
by - February 27, 2017 3:16 pm
Ouachita Electric Cooperative of Camden is partnering with Today’s Power to build a 1-megawatt solar facility on 10 acres in Holly Springs, according to a news release. Today’s Power, a…
by - February 27, 2017 11:59 am
Brad Sauer, retired executive from 3M, has resigned his post on the Tyson Foods board of directors. Sauer was re-elected earlier this month by shareholders to serve another one-year term….
by - February 27, 2017 11:15 am
Windstream Holding Inc. announced Monday (Feb. 27) that it has completed its with former rival EarthLink Holdings Corp. of Atlanta after both companies’ shareholders approved the $1.1 billion deal over…
by - February 27, 2017 9:51 am
Glen McDonald, director of maintenance for Ozark Motor Lines in Memphis, has been elected as the general chairman and treasurer for American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council. McDonald will…
by - February 26, 2017 7:16 pm
Editor’s note: Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. LITTLE ROCK’S BROADWAY BRIDGE TO OPEN 30 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE THIS WEEK The new U.S. Highway 70 Broadway…
by - February 24, 2017 6:36 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is expanding its Junior Leadership Academy program to accept students from more high schools in Sebastian County. JLA’s inaugural class, set to graduate…
by - February 24, 2017 5:47 pm
A procedural maneuver normally rubber-stamped by the Arkansas House of Representatives turned into a lengthy debate Friday over a proposed tort reform constitutional amendment, with 36 members voting for a…
by - February 24, 2017 3:31 pm
Public support of the Affordable Care Act has risen to its highest level since it was approved seven years ago, according to Pew Research Center. A total of 54% of…
by - February 24, 2017 11:05 am
The Delta Regional Authority is investing $235,000 in infrastructure projects in southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana with the help of the Economic Development Administration. The projects will add 115 jobs…
by - February 24, 2017 11:01 am
U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq are at the highest level since 2012, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. After hitting low points in 2014 and…
by - February 23, 2017 2:48 pm
The value of freight shipped in North America rose 0.4% to $87.1 billion in December from the same month in 2015, with three out of the top five modes of…
by - February 23, 2017 2:47 pm
Talk Business & Politics’ Roby Brock participated via Skype in the White House press briefing on Thursday (Feb. 23) asking for clarification on the Trump administration’s approach to regulating marijuana…
by - February 23, 2017 1:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism in Little Rock has hired a new manager of group travel and motorcycle tourism. Brant Collins has co-owned an advertising agency in Little…
by - February 23, 2017 8:45 am
An Arkansas retailer and Texas manufacturer are teaming up to produce two new “bed-in-a-box” products to capitalize on the growing online mattress sales market. The RiteBed will be produced at…
by - February 22, 2017 4:19 pm
According to a filing Wednesday (Feb. 22) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, investment management firm Southeastern Asset Management of Memphis has picked up 1,827,558 shares of common stock…
