by - March 16, 2017 7:54 am
Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock has received the Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. On Wednesday (March 15), the 359-bed pediatric hospital found out it had earned…
by - March 16, 2017 6:57 am
Editor’s Note: Brett Parker, director of media services for Little Rock-based Stone Ward, will this week provide occasional updates on events he attends at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas….
by - March 15, 2017 9:04 pm
Arkansas State University junior Ethan Barnes knew he wanted to major in business the first time he rubbed two dimes together. Thanks to a newly created scholarship endowment created by…
by - March 15, 2017 7:41 pm
The House Rules Committee voted Wednesday (March 15) to ban the sale of marijuana edibles and to ban marijuana smoking in certain places and situations. House Bill 1392 by Robin…
by - March 15, 2017 7:16 pm
For the last few years, the Fort Smith metro region has largely been a homebuyer’s market, but that is starting to change. According to Andy Hearn, an agent with Weichert…
by - March 15, 2017 6:51 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is rich with cash but the retail giant said it uses discipline when deciding how to spend that money. Headlines from this week indicate Wal-Mart is doling out…
by - March 15, 2017 6:16 pm
Three central Arkansas startups, Cocoa Belle Chocolates, RaftUp, and ClinicPass, have been chosen by the Delta Regional Authority to be part of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, March 19-24 in downtown…
by - March 15, 2017 5:57 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s push to downsize state government continued Wednesday (March 15) when a House committee approved a measure to consolidate seven smaller farming-related boards and commissions into the State…
by - March 15, 2017 5:21 pm
An improved labor market, rise in household spending and desire to keep inflation at around 2% led the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday (March 15) to…
by - March 15, 2017 1:29 pm
Mark Byrd, manager for the new Sam’s Club under construction in Springdale, has signed on with Wal-Mart’s Lifetime Learning program to learn Spanish because many store customers are likely to…
by - March 15, 2017 1:00 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 57.7%, a…
by - March 15, 2017 12:52 pm
Megawatt-scale solar projects installed in the United States rose 125% in 2016, from 2015, according to IHS Markit. Blattner Energy installed the most solar projects in 2016, followed by First…
by - March 15, 2017 12:31 pm
Several lawmakers on Tuesday (March 14) took time away from the State Capitol to attend a luncheon hosted by the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) that highlighted the economic benefits…
by - March 15, 2017 9:53 am
The latest Skyline Report released Wednesday (March 8) included a key historical finding. Significant absorption of new homes led to the lowest level of remaining months of unbuilt lot inventory…
by - March 15, 2017 9:49 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says he is whipping votes for Speaker Paul Ryan’s healthcare reform proposal and hopes to see it move to the House floor as early as…
by - March 14, 2017 9:08 pm
The 2017 Governor’s Conference on Tourism wrapped up Tuesday (March 14) with its Henry Award winners coming from a broad swath of the state, including Eureka Springs, Fort Smith, Texarkana…
by - March 14, 2017 8:30 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) grew its fundraising an estimated $5 million since the last Talk Business & Politics report in November. USMM CFO Randy Philpot said the facility…
by - March 14, 2017 5:19 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the March 6 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s Forty…
by - March 14, 2017 4:05 pm
Central Arkansas startups, Cocoa Belle Chocolates, RaftUp, and ClinicPass have been chosen by the Delta Regional Authority to be part of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, March 19-24, in downtown New…
by - March 14, 2017 3:58 pm
Change is the only constant in the retail world today and Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon told Wall Street analysts Tuesday (March 14) the retailer is committed to its digital…
