by - March 27, 2026 8:44 am
An investment program of Bentonville-based Endeavor Heartland recently received $250,000 from the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. 412 Angels was established in early 2022 to…
by - March 27, 2026 8:40 am
Earnest Herman Ritter Jr. started E. Ritter and Company in Marked Tree in 1889, as a mercantile shop. Soon he began to dabble in road and bridge building, timber and…
by - March 27, 2026 8:30 am
Peco Foods was founded in 1937 by John Herman Hickman, in Gordo, Ala., By the 1980s, Peco had grown into a fully integrated operation with processing plants, feed mills, and…
by - March 27, 2026 8:20 am
In 1885 the town of Jonesboro had just incorporated two years earlier and it was experiencing strong growth. P.C. Barton owned and operated a grocery store in the bustling new…
by - March 27, 2026 8:10 am
Best Manufacturing has been in business since 1983 and is a one-stop source for sheet metal fabrication. Best Manufacturing serves many industries including agriculture, automotive, chemical, construction, aerospace, medical, military…
by - March 27, 2026 8:00 am
Dewayne and Mary Ann Allen wanted to own their own business. In 1964 they started Allen Engineering Corporation, a small ready-mix concrete business. In 1968 they bought the Allen-Hixson ready…
by - March 26, 2026 9:56 pm
Arkansas River traffic is down slightly in the first two months of 2026, with a more than 30% gain in internal shipments easing the impact of declines in inbound and…
by - March 26, 2026 9:39 pm
Upkept, a Rogers-based garment repair startup, recently closed on a $100,000 friends-and-family funding round. It also named its inaugural board of directors as it builds technology and logistics infrastructure for…
by - March 26, 2026 9:23 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $16 an hour, effective April 12. “At my first employee Town Hall as chancellor,…
by - March 26, 2026 8:40 am
Ignatio Patino visited Northeast Arkansas once with his uncle. He was living in Georgia and decided to make the move to the region and work in the restaurant business. He…
by - March 26, 2026 8:37 am
Former U.S. Vice President and 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris will keynote the 2026 Fisher Shackelford dinner, a fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Arkansas. The event will be held…
by - March 26, 2026 8:30 am
Jeffrey Higgins majored in agriculture studies at Arkansas State University and the plan after college was for him to return to work on his family farm in Marianna. One thing…
by - March 26, 2026 8:25 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (UA) recently announced plans for a new accelerated six-year bachelor of science to doctor of…
by - March 26, 2026 8:20 am
Jetton began in 1972 when founder Kendall Jetton established Kendall Jetton Electric in his hometown, focusing primarily on residential electrical wiring and serving the local community. In 1984, the company…
by - March 26, 2026 8:17 am
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute announced that William Rockefeller, managing director of private banking at Bank OZK, has accepted a three-year appointment to its board of directors. “I’m excited about joining…
by - March 26, 2026 8:10 am
Heather Walker Clark and her husband had a vision. They wanted to build a boutique hotel in Downtown Jonesboro. In 2016, they opened The Hotel at Huntington in the Huntington…
by - March 26, 2026 8:00 am
Kevin Bailey started working in the construction business when he was in high school. Eventually, he moved onto different companies and became a project manager. By 2008 he decided to…
by - March 25, 2026 12:00 pm
Engines Inc. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Feb. 15 to March 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent…
by - March 25, 2026 10:31 am
Blew & Associates P.A., a Fayetteville-based civil engineering, land surveying and environmental firm, recently acquired Fayetteville engineering firm Jorgensen + Associates. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. This…
by - March 25, 2026 8:40 am
Katie Spencer’s best friend, Lindsey Bowman, decided to rebrand her consulting business and with Spencer’s help she opened The Polish Agency in Jonesboro. Although they did work together, the friends…
