by - June 17, 2015 8:37 am
The San Jose, Calif., area was named the top advanced manufacturing hub in the U.S. for its deep engagement with research and development and STEM workers to drive the city’s…
by - June 17, 2015 8:33 am
Devon Ramsey, 19, has a great job. He’s just barely one year out of high school, making well over $75,000 a year, has a new truck, no student loan debt and is investigating retirement plans. But he’s frustrated by an education system he says needs more emphasis on skilled trades.
by - June 17, 2015 7:39 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Startup Junkie Consulting announced Wednesday that they have entered into a collaborative partnership to work with early-stage startup business ventures across the state. Through…
by - June 17, 2015 5:28 am
A proposal for the city of Jonesboro to adopt a property maintenance code heads back to the drawing board with people on both sides of the debate wanting something different…
by - June 17, 2015 5:25 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. SUPREME COURT…
by - June 16, 2015 7:18 pm
The work of a Jonesboro entrepreneurial group will be featured Wednesday at Little Rock’s weekly 1 Million Cups series. Officials with Forge Arkansas will talk at the 9 a.m. Wednesday…
by - June 16, 2015 7:06 pm
The Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first ever Biz + Ed2 Conference June 23. The event will be held at Bentonville High School and will include opportunities…
by - June 16, 2015 6:00 pm
The Walton Family Foundation, Steuart and Tom Walton will provide 1,000 trees this year to residents in Benton County to plant around the homes. “Having grown up in the Ozarks,…
by - June 16, 2015 5:51 pm
Predictions that Tropical Storm Bill will bring another six to 10 inches of rain to watershed areas of the Arkansas River could mean that normal transportation on the river system…
by - June 16, 2015 5:26 pm
John Brown University announces Lucas Roebuck’s promotion to chief communications officer and director of government affairs. Roebuck, 40, previously served six years as the director of university communications at the…
by - June 16, 2015 5:14 pm
Justin Harris has joined Arvest Bank as a commercial loan officer and vice president in the Bentonville market. He recently moved to Northwest Arkansas from Dallas and has more than…
by - June 16, 2015 4:45 pm
Only a half dozen years after the Great Recession, the auto industry is experiencing a strong resurgence in payrolls with more than 7.25 million private sector jobs in the U.S….
by - June 16, 2015 4:34 pm
Wal-Mart says its $1 billion investment in people is already starting to pay off as cashier turnover in the front-end of its stores began to slow the day the $9…
by - June 16, 2015 3:36 pm
Arkansas may score another superproject coup if a full-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) processing refining facility developed by two former top Clinton administration officials – Gen. Wesley Clark and Rodney Slater –…
by - June 16, 2015 1:42 pm
Executives with Clean Line Energy Partners LLC and the Paris-based Seves Group recently announced a deal to locate a glass insulator manufacturing plant in West Memphis that would support a…
by - June 16, 2015 1:34 pm
A food delivery service will begin its business Wednesday to cities in Northwest Arkansas. Officials with Chef Shuttle Northwest Arkansas said Tuesday they will start delivering to zip codes 72712,…
by - June 16, 2015 1:09 pm
The Little Rock Venture Center has announced a partnership with Entergy Arkansas to support a strategic sponsorship of the nonprofit’s Mentor Training Program, officials said Tuesday. Entergy Arkansas President and…
by - June 16, 2015 1:08 pm
Best Association Management, an association management company located in Little Rock has been awarded the contract to manage the Arkansas Society of Association Executives (ASAE). The ASAE board began a…
by - June 16, 2015 1:06 pm
Construction is underway to add 22,000 square feet to Pediatrics Plus’ facility on College Avenue in Conway. Upon completion, Pediatrics Plus will relocate services from its second location on Club…
by - June 16, 2015 11:04 am
A regional group of investors will meet Thursday night to discuss issues and hear from a fellow inventor. Jim Melescue, president of The Inventors Club of Northeast Arkansas said Tuesday…
