by - March 6, 2017 5:46 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city and its home county continued to show historic economic growth in February. Craighead County collected $1.999 million in sales tax receipts last month, the second most…
by - March 6, 2017 5:07 pm
Members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation plan to send a letter to newly appointed U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry asking him to reverse the Obama Administration’s participation in the controversial Clean…
by - March 6, 2017 4:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has sought waiver amendments from the Trump Administration that would add work requirements to Arkansas Works and lower the maximum income for eligibility to 100% of the…
by - March 6, 2017 3:18 pm
A grower farm in south central Tennessee contracted with Tyson Foods tested positive for a strain of bird flu over the weekend. Tyson said the farm’s 73,000 birds would be…
by - March 6, 2017 2:35 pm
The public will have an opportunity to comment on a proposal from Southwest Electric Power Co. to change Arkansas Water Quality Standards for a portion of the Red River, between…
by - March 6, 2017 12:24 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas will hold a groundbreaking Thursday (March 9) at 10 a.m. to begin work on a 7,400-square-foot clinic in Pea Ridge, and the building should be completed by August….
by - March 6, 2017 12:16 pm
Natural gas production in the lower 48 states fell 4.6% or 3.4 billion cubic feet per day in February, compared to the same month in 2016, according to IHS Markit,…
by - March 6, 2017 10:52 am
The Conductor, a partnership between the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville, has joined forces with two nonprofit organizations to offer upcoming entrepreneurial events…
by - March 6, 2017 10:41 am
Little Rock investors bought a Fayetteville multifamily development for $32.68 million last week, the second eight-figure purchase of a Fayetteville apartment complex in the span of six days. Multifamily management…
by - March 6, 2017 10:35 am
In an effort to give hope to abandoned, neglected and abused children in Northwest Arkansas, 1,100 people came together on Saturday (March 4) in Rogers at the 15th annual Starlight…
by - March 6, 2017 10:14 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will spend millions of dollars to install GPS tracking devices and load sensors in its more than 90,000-unit intermodal and over-the-road trailer fleets. The Lowell-based carrier…
by - March 5, 2017 5:33 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill was generally pleased with the tone and subject matter in President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union speech, but the second term Republican Congressman said…
by - March 5, 2017 5:14 pm
In recent weeks heirs of Wal-Mart Stores founders Helen and Sam Walton sold off more than 12.585 million shares of the retail stock with a market value in excess of…
by - March 4, 2017 7:37 pm
Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. ROBOTS ON THE RISE, 2016 SHIPMENTS JUMP 10% TO $1.9 BILLION The Robotic Industries Association recently reported that the North American…
by - March 4, 2017 2:43 pm
The 100-year-old Ford Motor Company faces a future that includes autonomous vehicles and a sharing economy that threatens vehicle sales, according to Sheryl Connelly, global consumer trends and futuring manager…
by - March 3, 2017 4:27 pm
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said fast-paced advancement in automation and artificial intelligence means the software and programming job market soon will be left in the dust, but Bentonville-based tech…
by - March 3, 2017 3:07 pm
Guy Cable, CEO of Grands Savings Bank, announced three executive promotions and one new hire this week. Tyler Steele has been promoted to vice chairman of the bank’s board of…
by - March 3, 2017 11:51 am
The Arkansas Arts Center has selected Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects of Little Rock to aid Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects in the center’s expansion and renovation, estimated to cost $46 million….
by - March 3, 2017 10:26 am
Personal assistant electronics like Alexa and Siri are proving to be useful among consumers of all ages, according to a recent consumer survey completed by Fayetteville-based Field Agent. While sales…
by - March 3, 2017 10:25 am
The Fort Smith Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) finalized recommendations on $668,943 in grant funding at Thursday night’s (March 2) marathon deliberation from the Creekmore Community Center. The five-member panel…
