by - March 31, 2016 5:13 pm
Acme Brick Company in Springdale will relocate to a new 6,256-square-foot showroom and sales facility to be constructed on 5.78 acres in north Springdale. The new site, with easy accessibility…
by - March 31, 2016 5:12 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s “Be Pro, Be Proud” skilled trades job initiative is coming to Bentonville High School in hopes of creating student interest in technical jobs. The workforce workshop will take place at…
by - March 31, 2016 5:12 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s “Be Pro, Be Proud” skilled trades job initiative is coming to Bentonville High School in hopes of creating student interest in technical jobs. The workforce workshop will take place at…
by - March 31, 2016 4:58 pm
Fort Smith businessman Tom Kirkham says he’s never voluntarily stood in a long line to buy a new anything. On Thursday, he was #178 in a long line in Dallas…
by - March 31, 2016 4:51 pm
A group of leading U.S. manufacturing and industrial trade groups have formed a new coalition, called Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, to oppose China’s designation as a market economy at the…
by - March 31, 2016 4:40 pm
It won’t happen this year or the next, or the next, but within 5 years the U.S. grocery sector will see more of deep discounters Lidl and Aldi who have…
by - March 31, 2016 12:07 pm
A highly-respected education consultant said Thursday that Arkansas has a program that could be a national model to help low-income workers and people in poverty reach “economic and educational attainment.”…
by - March 31, 2016 9:44 am
It’s been months in the making but two new Fab Labs are expected to open later this year in Northwest Arkansas. The ventures are designed to help entrepreneurs get the…
by - March 31, 2016 7:19 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SBA ANNOUNCES 2ND NATIONAL ROAD TOUR TO CHAMPION STEM INNOVATION The U.S….
by - March 31, 2016 6:06 am
As Wal-Mart Stores embraces rapid change in a fast-paced world, Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon said the challenge will be to make sure that those changes set the stage for a…
by - March 30, 2016 7:22 pm
Baldor Electric Co. was one of the winners of Plant Engineering magazine’s 2015 Product of the Year Awards for developing the Tigear-2 Ultra Kleen gear reducer. The company was honored…
by - March 30, 2016 7:20 pm
Little Rock will be among the first nine stops in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Road Tour to champion STEM innovation. The SBA announced the touring schedule on March…
by - March 30, 2016 5:17 pm
The four largest Northwest Arkansas cities issued permits for new homes and commercial projects valued at $51.544 million in February, up 11.49% from the $46.231 million reported in the same…
by - March 30, 2016 5:04 pm
State and federal officials braved a downpour Wednesday to learn about a program that will help budding entrepreneurs grow their business in the economy. About 12 people were at the…
by - March 30, 2016 3:03 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout to reflect the detailed proposal from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. –––––––––––––––––– Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (March 30) that his bill to create…
by - March 30, 2016 3:01 pm
Acxiom announced this week that it plans to deepen its current partnership with Twitter by deploying a pilot program to give advertisers of the real-time online social networking platform the…
by - March 30, 2016 2:09 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has solicited the help of the Walton Family Foundation and Tom and Steuart Walton to transform the former Kraft cheese factory in downtown Bentonville…
by - March 30, 2016 1:55 pm
Houston-based artist Ana Maria will return to Fort Smith as the Unexpected Artist in Residency for 2016, during which she will work with high school and college students, according to…
by - March 30, 2016 1:14 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– NEW REPORT SHOWS MEDICAID EXPANSION CAN IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS The U.S….
by - March 29, 2016 6:38 pm
AQ Chicken House will reportedly close its Fayetteville location at 1925 N. College Ave. this weekend. Employees were told about the eatery’s shuttering on Monday (March 28). A manager at…
