by - November 9, 2016 11:00 am
Rogers-based headwear and apparel company Infinity Product Group has signed a multi-year licensing agreement to manufacture and distribute headwear, hair accessories and cold weather accessories for Avia, a running and…
by - November 9, 2016 10:57 am
Bean-to-bar chocolate maker Kyya Chocolate recently doubled its manufacturing capacity with the acquisition of a second facility near its current headquarters in Elm Springs. Combined with the purchase of four…
by - November 9, 2016 10:48 am
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a Little Rock-based nonprofit aimed at helping startup companies, will soon open a “mobile makerspace” to provide hands-on technical education to K-12 students throughout the state….
by - November 8, 2016 5:17 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services of Lowell released its 2017 performance expectations Tuesday (Nov. 8) and projected revenue increases across all its business segments, except intermodal. In that segment, the number…
by - November 8, 2016 1:49 pm
Two Northwest Health hospitals received The Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval for certifications for total hip and total knee replacement, according to a news release. Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville earned…
by - November 8, 2016 12:03 pm
The National Science Foundation has provided $500,000 to help University of Arkansas scientists build a network with fellow researchers in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. U.S. scientists and research groups from…
by - November 8, 2016 11:17 am
Over the past three months, loan demand fell for commercial and industrial companies with annual revenue of at least $50 million, according to a national bank survey. The Federal Reserve…
by - November 7, 2016 6:20 pm
Home Bancshares Inc. announced Monday after the close of market that it has acquired another Fort Lauderdale bank in a $88.5 million cash-and-stock deal, expanding the fast-growing Conway-based banking group’s…
by - November 7, 2016 5:07 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Monday (Nov. 7) the hiring of James Scott “Jim” Coleman as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the UA in Fayetteville. The…
by - November 7, 2016 4:36 pm
The historic Robinson Center auditorium in Little Rock will reopen Thursday (Nov. 10) after a two-year, $70 million restoration, according to the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. Expanded lobbies,…
by - November 7, 2016 1:58 pm
The Little Rock branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Institute for Economic Advancement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an update…
by - November 7, 2016 12:52 pm
U.S. crude oil production has tumbled 9% to 8.74 million barrels per day, from its high-water mark of 9.63 million barrels per day in April 2015, according to U.S. Energy…
by - November 7, 2016 10:21 am
There will be a packed room at Samantha’s Tap Room & Wood Grill about a week after Election Day to show support for Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin’s re-election bid. Invitations…
by - November 7, 2016 10:21 am
Enrollment in online classes is on the rise at the University of Arkansas, according to the 2016 UA Global Campus annual report. Almost half of UA’s student population took at…
by - November 7, 2016 7:06 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– SBA SETS NEW SMALL LENDING RECORDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 The U.S….
by - November 6, 2016 8:41 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– ROBOTS TO POWER NEXT ‘GREAT LEAP’ IN MANUFACTURING New…
by - November 4, 2016 2:22 pm
The Arkansas Alumni Association, comprised of graduates from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, is adding six new members to its national board: Greg Lee of Fayetteville, Ronald Rainey of…
by - November 4, 2016 11:51 am
The trucking industry put 3,000 more people to work in October, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of workers reached 1.464 million, from 1.461 million in September….
by - November 4, 2016 9:42 am
The U.S. economy added a steady 161,000 to employee rolls in October as the nation’s unemployment fell to 4.9% just four days before the nation’s presidential election, the U.S. Bureau…
by - November 4, 2016 6:40 am
An almost $3 million one-time charge tied to restructuring costs pushed quarterly earnings for USA Truck to a $734,000 loss, a wide swing from the $2.727 million gain in the…
