by - May 29, 2015 6:24 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a judgment and $5.8 million award for workers in its Storm Lake, Iowa pork processing plant. This has been a…
by - May 22, 2015 8:00 am
Monica Kumar has been selected to serve as the new executive director at Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI). Brenda Anderson, president of the DBI Board, announced the appointment Thursday (May 21)…
by - May 20, 2015 5:55 pm
Picasolar Inc., a solar start-up company affiliated with the University of Arkansas, dedicated its new headquarters on Wednesday (May 20) at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park. The 2,300-square-foot space…
by - May 19, 2015 5:31 pm
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is asking for support to move on to the next step for a $100,000 grant from Chase’s Mission Main Street program. The local small business catalyst…
by - May 18, 2015 5:48 pm
There should be little doubt Arkansas’ travel and tourism industry is doing well. Sector employment set a new record high in February and collections of the state’s 2% tourism tax set new collection records in January and February.
by - May 14, 2015 7:19 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named Denny Altes, a former legislator from Fort Smith who was elected to the Arkansas House and Senate, as the state’s Drug Director. He replaces Fran…
by - May 14, 2015 5:52 am
Shipping on the Arkansas River continues to slow in 2015, with the U.S. Corps of Engineers reporting a 9% dip during the first four months of the year. Recent heavy…
by - May 8, 2015 1:25 pm
Walmart Canada said it will acquire about 3 million square feet of retail and warehouse distribution space from Target, who pulled out of the country last year. Parent company Wal-Mart…
by - May 7, 2015 6:07 pm
Strokes and lung cancer are what caused USA Truck CEO John Simone to in early April take an indefinite leave of absence, according to a statement issued Thursday (May 7)…
by - May 7, 2015 9:40 am
Gary and Jan Oftedahl have owned a photography studio in downtown Rogers for more than 30 years. A dozen years ago, they moved to an apartment above their business. “We…
by - May 7, 2015 7:52 am
Marti and Kelly Sudduth of Bentonville handed over a $1 million gift to the Walton Art Center’s Expanding Our Future campaign — a $23 million fundraising effort recently announced by…
by - May 6, 2015 6:38 pm
Arkansas real estate agents were busy in March. Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets rose an impressive 15.33% in March after being up 2.4% in February and down more…
by - April 29, 2015 5:58 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum announced a new naming opportunity as part of its $28.5 million fundraising campaign. Titled Pave the Way, donors are encouraged to commemorate, celebrate, and honor loved…
by - April 29, 2015 3:55 pm
America’s Car-Mart announced the opening of a new dealership in Glasgow, Ky. This marks the 141st lot location for the Bentonville-based “buy here, pay here” used car dealer. It also…
by - April 29, 2015 5:48 am
After pulling back on expansion within China in recent years, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon announced Wednesday (April 29) plans to open 115 new stores by 2017. This expansion will…
by - April 28, 2015 8:58 pm
The four members of Arkansas’ delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives took to the House floor for more than eight minutes Tuesday evening to honor the memory of former…
by - April 22, 2015 5:15 pm
The U.S. freight sector ended the first quarter on a high note, but authors of closely watched reports say the gains could be shaved in the remainder of 2015 by…
by - April 21, 2015 7:07 am
Tonnage moved on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System was down 8% during the first quarter thanks in large part to a 31% dip in outbound shipments and an 18%…
by - April 20, 2015 6:00 pm
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday (April 20) stating that the 2,200 employees recently laid off at five…
by - April 17, 2015 6:10 pm
Matthew Waller was named interim dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and will assume the duties of dean Eli Jones who is…
