by - April 19, 2017 3:18 pm
When Diamond McGehee was growing up in Magnet Cove, she dreamed of being a medical doctor. Now she hopes to keep astronauts from needing to see a doctor in the…
by - April 19, 2017 1:29 pm
For the first time in its history, the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant will be broadcast on live television this year. The show will air at 7 p.m. June 17 on…
by - April 19, 2017 10:50 am
NanoMech Industries of Springdale has been named as a 2017 finalist for an Edison Award in the category of Metal Production for one of its nanoengineered products, the patented nGlide…
by - April 19, 2017 10:26 am
A San Francisco-based technology company is partnering with Arkansas Surgical Hospital to allow its patients to use the company’s mobile app, according to a news release. Technology company PeerWell offers…
by - April 19, 2017 10:20 am
It’s been nearly three years in the making, but under the leadership of vice president of private brands Chandra Holt, Sam’s Club has consolidated its 20 proprietary brands into Member’s…
by - April 19, 2017 10:01 am
Northwest Arkansas’ commercial real estate market closed the last half of 2016 on a strong note, according to the latest Skyline Report, portions of which were released Wednesday (April 19)…
by - April 19, 2017 7:45 am
Walmart.com CEO Marc Lore announced to his staff Monday (April 17), the hiring of Rahul Joshi as the new senior vice president overseeing customer care. The hire is one of several…
by - April 18, 2017 9:51 pm
“Big food needs to lead.” That may be the clarion call for new Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes, who spoke in Little Rock on Tuesday. Hayes told a crowd of…
by - April 18, 2017 7:13 pm
Little Rock-based One Bank & Trust will soon have a new owner once it’s auctioned to the highest bidder. The suitors expressing interest in the $300 million bank include: Arvest…
by - April 18, 2017 5:46 pm
Four years ago this month a group of eight investors, most of them from Northwest Arkansas, closed a deal to buy Grand Savings Bank, an Oklahoma-based lender established in 1981….
by - April 18, 2017 5:33 pm
Analysts say chicken processors like Tyson Foods have more pricing power amid lower-than-expected supplies as well as decent exports despite the recent bird flu outbreak. Farha Aslam, an analyst with…
by - April 18, 2017 5:05 pm
Downtown Springdale Alliance executive director Misty Murphy told Talk Business & Politics-Northwest Arkansas Business Journal she is resigning her role with the nonprofit. Murphy said she is leaving to take…
by - April 18, 2017 4:12 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin told Talk Business & Politics he thinks two proposed convention centers in Northeast Arkansas’s hub city could still be completed by next year. Northern Arkansas Hotel…
by - April 18, 2017 3:58 pm
Just five of 27 hospitals across the Natural State earned the highest possible safety grade for patient care, according to a recent report from Leapfrog. Mercy Hospital Rogers, Mercy Hospital…
by - April 18, 2017 1:38 pm
The average age of coal-fired power plants is 39 years old with 88% of them were built between 1950 and 1990, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal-fired electricity generating…
by - April 18, 2017 1:17 pm
The Unexpected unexpectedly hits Fort Smith early this year. At Tuesday’s (April 18) meeting of the Central Business Improvement (CBID), event director Claire Kolberg announced the previously-held-in-September art festival would…
by - April 18, 2017 12:06 pm
Members of the Arkansas Trucking Association and the trucking companies established in the state have understood the value of a collective voice, and while what’s best for one company might…
by - April 18, 2017 10:48 am
Electricity generated with natural gas is expected to fall to 34% this summer, from 37% last summer, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But for the third consecutive summer,…
by - April 18, 2017 8:32 am
Confidential Business Intermediaries (CBI) of Springdale has opened an office in Tulsa. Owner Carl Grimes said Roy Still is the managing partner for the office, which opened March 1 on…
by - April 17, 2017 8:52 pm
Vines Media CEO Brooke Vines was a guest on Monday’s Talk Business & Politics daily digital newscast. Vines, who has steered the Little Rock-based media firm for 15 years, discussed…
