by - February 21, 2023 9:21 am
Walmart posted full fiscal year net income of $11.68 billion, down 14.6% compared with the previous fiscal year, but revenue and earnings per share beat expectations. The Bentonville-based global retailer…
by - February 20, 2023 3:15 pm
Work is set to begin on a $1.149 million renovation of the Industrial Control Systems building on the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus after the ATU Board of Trustees approved a…
by - January 13, 2023 12:24 pm
The contentious path to building a casino in Pope County took yet another turn Thursday (Jan. 12) when Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox ruled that Arkansas officials “unconstitutionally”…
by - November 14, 2022 4:33 pm
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee boosted third quarter sales by 27% but posted a net loss of $13.018 million, above the $3.89 million loss in the same quarter of 2021. The…
by - November 1, 2022 10:24 am
ArcBest is shipping and managing the shipment of more stuff and getting paid more to do both. It’s why the Fort Smith-based company is on track to post record revenue…
by - October 26, 2022 4:59 pm
Springdale-based George’s Inc. announced Wednesday (Oct. 26) it is selling Campos Foods, a fully cooked meat processing plant in Caryville, Tenn., to Gold Creek Foods for an undisclosed amount. George’s…
by - September 9, 2022 8:47 am
The largest single gift in the 94-year history of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will double the number of nurses educated at the university and expand the Windgate…
by - August 11, 2022 1:05 pm
Dillard’s Inc. reported second quarter net income of $163.4 million, below the $185.7 million in the same quarter of 2021. But earnings per share of $9.30 was well beyond the…
by - November 18, 2020 9:09 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $2.83 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to train and retain primary care…
by - June 11, 2020 3:05 pm
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Northwest Arkansas’ Latino community is not slowing down, with new cases in Benton and Washington counties being almost 50% of all new cases reported Thursday….
by - March 10, 2020 2:55 pm
Kim Miller, a former registered nurse, has been named incoming president of Baptist Health Western Region, which includes hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren and associated clinics in western…
by - November 5, 2019 4:54 pm
Fort Smith attorney Dalton Person has announced his candidacy for the Fort Smith Public School Board at large position 2 seat held by Greg Magness. Dee Hughes Blackwell has announced…
by - September 11, 2018 3:55 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has chosen a design by Harrisburg High School Senior Anna Chaplain to adorn its Arkansas Grown program t-shirt. A design by Chris McMillan, of Little…
by - July 27, 2018 2:01 pm
The $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators in May has been canceled after a July 26 decision by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to deny approval…
by - May 9, 2018 5:43 pm
KASU 91.9 FM manager and longtime Arkansas State University instructor Mike Doyle is retiring at the end of this academic year. Staff, family, and friends are planning to send him off…
by - February 15, 2018 7:32 pm
Union Partners announced Thursday (Feb. 15) plans to build a new steel processing facility on the Big River Steel campus in Osceola. The new facility will be adjacent to BRS’s…
by - December 12, 2017 6:12 pm
Research funding at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) grew 53% during the last fiscal year, contributing to the Arkansas economy and bringing the potential to grow new…
by - November 28, 2017 6:09 pm
ABB, Switzerland-based parent company to Baldor Electric, has partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) for a strategic global partnership combining ABB’s industrial-focused digital asset (ABB Ability) with HPE’s hybrid IT…
by - November 22, 2017 2:53 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz has named a seven-person “advisory” committee that includes professional golfer Stacy Lewis to help hire the next director of athletics. Jeff Long was fired…
by - November 17, 2017 5:10 pm
Wal-Mart generates dozens of headlines each week around the globe. This week was no exception with news of its growing mobile payment system, online marketplace expansion, being sued for discrimination…
