by - March 27, 2017 4:39 pm
Storm Nolan will be the first person to tell you his idea for a medical marijuana cultivation facility in Fort Smith isn’t a given. After all, state officials are proceeding…
by - March 27, 2017 4:25 pm
Renting is on the rise in Northwest Arkansas and the rest of the country. The percentage of renters vs. buyers in the Northwest Arkansas housing market grew to 37% of…
by - March 27, 2017 3:56 pm
Carl Kirk, executive director of the Technology and Maintenance Council for the American Trucking Associations is no longer working for the trade organization, according to a news release. The council…
by - March 27, 2017 3:51 pm
Two top Wal-Mart execs recently said the retail giant’s first priority is to grow U.S. e-commerce sales and perfect the “seamless” shopping experience for consumers who shop using various methods….
by - March 27, 2017 3:26 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares is acquiring Stonegate Bank of Florida in a deal valued at $778.4 million. The transaction will boost Home BancShares’ assets to around $13.5 billion. Officials with Home…
by - March 27, 2017 11:29 am
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - March 27, 2017 10:57 am
Brig. Gen. Tamhra Hutchins-Frye, director of joint staff at Arkansas Air National Guard, will be a keynote speaker for NWA TechFest on May 18 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Hutchins-Frye…
by - March 26, 2017 8:18 am
Toyota is world renowned for the quality of the vehicles it produces, and the efficiency in its work practices. There’s a movement in Arkansas to incorporate the company’s methods, often…
by - March 24, 2017 3:50 pm
Lacking the votes for passage, Republican U.S. House leaders pulled the bill that would repeal and replace Obamacare shortly before it was scheduled for a Friday (March 24) vote. Republican…
by - March 24, 2017 11:54 am
The value of freight transported between the United States and North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, rose 6.7% to $88 billion in January, compared to the same…
by - March 24, 2017 10:35 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate touched another all-time low of 3.7% in February as the state’s brimming labor pool added nearly 1,500 new workers and nonfarm employment jumped by 15,600 between months,…
by - March 23, 2017 10:52 pm
Nearly 11 months after Gov. Asa Hutchinson held a historic ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding with Shandong Sun Paper, the Chinese paper goods giant has filed its first…
by - March 23, 2017 4:39 pm
Business students of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will compete in one of the final stages of a global financial analyst competition after winning a segment of the…
by - March 23, 2017 4:24 pm
The pace of home sales in Benton and Washington counties accelerated through the first two months of 2017 compared to a year ago, according to the latest data. Realtors in…
by - March 23, 2017 4:17 pm
Technologies such as augmented reality, drones, 3D printers and the Internet of Things have the potential to revolutionize the supply chain between retailers and manufacturing suppliers, but one key area…
by - March 23, 2017 3:48 pm
Almost one year has passed since Van Buren Original (VBO) – a group consisting of business owners, city leaders, and citizens – formed to revitalize the city’s downtown district. Prior…
by - March 23, 2017 2:04 pm
The March sales tax report was an improvement for the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas with combined sales tax revenue of $5.119 million, up 18% from a year ago….
by - March 23, 2017 1:16 pm
Vice President Mike Pence will visit Little Rock Friday, according to the Republican Party of Arkansas. The vice president will make remarks at Little Rock Tours and Travel at 2:30…
by - March 23, 2017 10:30 am
Since October, U.S. propane inventories have fallen by 59 million barrels, marking the largest decline for the six-month period, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In October, the inventories…
by - March 23, 2017 9:38 am
If Fayetteville city officials grant a requested rezoning of property on Leverett Avenue, a multimillion-dollar apartment development is likely on the way. The Fayetteville Planning Commission will consider a rezoning…
