by - May 2, 2017 4:46 pm
Arvest Bank’s Eileen Jennings has been named a member of Rural Missouri Inc. (RMI). RMI is a community development corporation based in Jefferson City, Mo., that has announced plans to…
by - May 2, 2017 4:29 pm
Job prospects for the spring 2017 undergraduate degree recipients look brighter than previous years, according to national and local sources. Eight out of 10 employers describe the college labor market…
by - May 2, 2017 4:16 pm
Planned capital projects at U.S. airports have fallen 3% since 2015, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, but city airports in Northwest Arkansas haven’t seen a decline in the projects…
by - May 2, 2017 4:15 pm
Alan McQueen, executive director of the Market Monitoring Unit for Southwest Power Pool will retire later this year. On Tuesday (May 2), the Little Rock-based regional transmission organization announced Keith…
by - May 2, 2017 11:20 am
Wind turbines provide 8% of electricity generating capacity in the United States, more than any other renewable source including hydroelectricity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Turbines comprised of…
by - May 2, 2017 9:50 am
Some of the top research priorities for the American Transportation Research Institute include improving congestion choke points of top truck bottlenecks across the nation and looking at the impacts of…
by - May 2, 2017 9:49 am
The Katherine C. Anthony Charitable Trust donated $500,000 for the development of a mother baby unit at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs. The hospital announced the donation Tuesday (May 2)….
by - May 2, 2017 8:43 am
AETN Arkansas STEM Girls and the NWA Fab Lab in Fayetteville will host a free workshop for middle school girls, from fourth grade to seventh grade. The “Explore and Discover…
by - May 2, 2017 7:43 am
The Downtown Springdale Alliance has hired Kelly Hale Syer as its new executive director, the nonprofit announced in a press release on Monday (May 1). She will replace Misty Murphy,…
by - May 1, 2017 8:51 pm
Lawmakers dealt Gov. Asa Hutchinson a rare setback on Monday (May 1) after the legislature kicked off a special session initially expected to last three days before lawmakers head back…
by - May 1, 2017 8:32 pm
A water wall is moving down the Black River and parts of Northeast Arkansas are bracing for the worst floods in generations. At least 300 people were evacuated from eastern…
by - May 1, 2017 7:49 pm
City Director Keith Lau wants in on downtown Fort Smith. The commercial real estate broker at KCP Real Estate and Ward 1 Director is now under contract to purchase the…
by - May 1, 2017 5:30 pm
German grocery giant Lidl is a real threat for grocery chains across the U.S., but for suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores, Kroger and other conventional grocers it’s also a growth opportunity,…
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 - May 1, 2017 4:34 pm
Following are recent news briefs about Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores, its divisions and the supplier community. CHINA GROWTH Walmart International announced 40 more stores coming to the Guangdong Province of China…
by - May 1, 2017 4:09 pm
Sales tax revenue for the four largest Northwest Arkansas cities was mostly lower in the April report as the cumulative totaled $5.018 million, down 2.16% from a year ago. Rogers…
by - May 1, 2017 3:50 pm
The Bentonville Film Festival (May 2-7) this year is expanding its theme of inclusion and diversity to promote work done by individuals with disabilities, through a partnership with Inclusion Films,…
by - May 1, 2017 3:13 pm
Batesville-chartered The Citizens Bank, which has two offices in Northwest Arkansas, is expanding its footprint in the region. The northeast Arkansas-based lender closed recently on a $2.2 million purchase of…
by - May 1, 2017 2:52 pm
Weldon, Williams & Lick (WWL), one of Fort Smith’s oldest companies, and Boynton Beach, Fla.-Worldwide Ticketcraft have announced they will “join their companies.” Terms were not disclosed and the deal…
by - May 1, 2017 10:57 am
The electricity and industrial sectors produced the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of primary energy consumed in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The industrial sector…
