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…
by - November 7, 2017 11:30 am
The latest Arkansas Poll unveiled Tuesday (Nov. 7) shows that Arkansans have mixed views on rights for the gay and lesbian community, overwhelmingly support the death penalty, and still see…
by - November 6, 2017 6:15 pm
The recently unveiled House tax cut plan may help the “average” Arkansan, but the state’s small business owners and those with capital gains from a recently sold business will likely…
by - November 6, 2017 4:28 pm
President Donald Trump has appointed David Branscum to serve as Arkansas Rural Development Director and David Curtis as Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.,…
by - October 2, 2017 8:53 pm
Wal-Mart Stores continues to invest in growing its global footprint, from tweaking it’s first convenience store in Bentonville to a multimillion dollar investment going into its lackluster Brazilian business, and…
by - September 26, 2017 6:16 pm
Manufacturing jobs are twice as important to rural America as urban areas, according to the latest analysis from the USDA’s Economic Research Service, Rural Manufacturing at a Glance. The report…
by - September 14, 2017 1:59 pm
The largest national manufacturers trade association has called on Congress to act in the wake of President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program instituted by…
by - September 11, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas has 19 million forested acres about 56% of the state’s total land area, according to the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. The state has 11.9 billion trees, and…
by - August 16, 2017 6:25 pm
It is unknown how Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon voted, but enough high-profile corporate titans on President Donald Trump’s Strategic & Policy group voted to disband the group in the wake…
by - July 26, 2017 5:12 pm
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher in which both the chassis and launcher components were manufactured at its facility in Camden, Ark. In…
by - May 1, 2017 4:46 pm
The Outlets of Little Rock is planning to install the state’s first Tesla “supercharger” station as the demand for alternative fueling stations for drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles continues…
by - December 20, 2016 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods was notified earlier this month that it could be liable for up to $70 million in damages dating back two decades to a plant closing in the Philippines…
by - November 15, 2016 3:48 pm
Malco Theatres Inc. will renovate several of its movie theater locations in Northwest Arkansas to add reclined VIP seating with side tables, a cocktail bar and an expanded dining menu,…
by - June 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Mark Raines, longtime veteran TV journalist and communications executive, has been named Vice President and Director of Public Relations at CJRW. Raines, a Cabot resident, joined CJRW in 2014. He…
by - June 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Mark Raines, longtime veteran TV journalist and communications executive, has been named Vice President and Director of Public Relations at CJRW. Raines, a Cabot resident, joined CJRW in 2014. He…
by - June 3, 2016 7:11 am
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced this week that he has approved AccessCare General, an Illinois-based dental health maintenance organization, to offer coverage in Arkansas. ACG provides dental individual prepaid…
