by - February 28, 2017 6:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors welcomed a one-year reduction of around $200,000 in the 2016 subsidy to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) and also geared up for a…
by - February 28, 2017 3:58 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions throughout. –––––––––––––––––– Work recently began on the Pat Walker Health Center that will add 20,000 square feet to the facility on the University of…
by - February 28, 2017 2:01 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran recently said the retailer would unveil new convenience options with its mobile app. And so they have. The retailer Tuesday (Feb. 28) announced its “express…
by - February 28, 2017 1:39 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is teaming up with the Conductor and BioVentures programs to offer a week-long “boot camp” for college students interested in…
by - February 28, 2017 8:18 am
Springdale-based NanoMech has partnered with Truck-Lite Co. of Falconer, N.Y., to produce a new line of electrical system products with improved resistance to electrical malfunction, corrosion and oxidation. The new…
by - February 28, 2017 7:41 am
A Denver-based real estate firm has entered the Arkansas market in a significant way, with a $53.3 million acquisition. That’s the amount Cardinal Group Management (CGM) paid for Hill Place…
by - February 27, 2017 4:39 pm
“Automation-weakens-manufacturing” stories are fake news, according to National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons. Contrary to what billionaire investor Mark Cuban recently stated about robots costing Americans…
by - February 27, 2017 4:10 pm
The Student Veterans Organization (SVO) at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) captured third place in the Student Veterans of America’s National Business Plan Competition and was named…
by - February 27, 2017 3:19 pm
Electricity generating capacity in the United States increased by 27 gigawatts in 2016, the largest increase since 2012, and the majority of the new capacity was from renewable energy. At…
by - February 27, 2017 3:17 pm
The average number of TVs used in U.S. homes fell 11% to 2.3 per household in 2015, from 2.6 in 2009, according to the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. The survey,…
by - February 27, 2017 3:16 pm
Ouachita Electric Cooperative of Camden is partnering with Today’s Power to build a 1-megawatt solar facility on 10 acres in Holly Springs, according to a news release. Today’s Power, a…
by - February 27, 2017 3:15 pm
If January is a good indicator of how the upcoming year will unfold, the Northwest Arkansas real estate market is in for another strong year. On the heels of a…
by - February 27, 2017 1:37 pm
The ongoing federal investigation regarding alleged violations of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act continues for Wal-Mart Stores. But the retail giant won a small victory Monday (Feb. 27) when a…
by - February 27, 2017 1:13 pm
Banker and former Arkansas Speaker of the House Davy Carter thinks commercial air service in Jonesboro could be a key to sustained economic growth in Northeast Arkansas. Leadership at the…
by - February 27, 2017 12:35 pm
Consumer spending was up nationwide during the holidays, but that didn’t translate to big sales tax gains for the the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale and…
by - February 27, 2017 11:59 am
Brad Sauer, retired executive from 3M, has resigned his post on the Tyson Foods board of directors. Sauer was re-elected earlier this month by shareholders to serve another one-year term….
by - February 27, 2017 11:15 am
Windstream Holding Inc. announced Monday (Feb. 27) that it has completed its with former rival EarthLink Holdings Corp. of Atlanta after both companies’ shareholders approved the $1.1 billion deal over…
by - February 27, 2017 9:02 am
Deltic Timber Corp. on Monday (Feb. 27) announced the surprise appointment of a new CEO and the immediate dismissal of the company’s CFO for misappropriating company assets. This news comes after…
by - February 26, 2017 7:16 pm
Editor’s note: Made in America is a roundup of manufacturing-related news. LITTLE ROCK’S BROADWAY BRIDGE TO OPEN 30 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE THIS WEEK The new U.S. Highway 70 Broadway…
by - February 26, 2017 5:00 pm
Arkansas health officials, particularly in the more populated areas of the state, are reporting an uptick in the number of flu cases, and the Centers for Disease Control is reporting…
