by - April 23, 2015 7:48 pm
The 16-member Governor’s Council on Common Core Review will need more specifics, particularly about the testing process, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, the committee’s chair, said at the conclusion of a…
by - April 23, 2015 6:46 pm
The New York Institute of Technology announced plans Thursday that it will expand its College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) program to a second site – the Jonesboro campus of Arkansas…
by - April 23, 2015 6:32 pm
The federal co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority, Chris Masingill, will serve as the speaker for the Spring 2015 Commencement at Arkansas State University. The spring 2015 commencement ceremonies are…
by - April 23, 2015 6:20 pm
Publicly traded Walker & Dunlop Inc. said Thursday that it has structured a $30 million fixed rate Fannie Mae loan to finance the recent purchase of Fayetteville student housing community…
by - April 23, 2015 6:05 pm
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have received a $438,317 grant from the National Science Foundation to help in nanotechnology research. The research grant will identify and characterize the…
by - April 23, 2015 4:02 pm
“Think big, looking forward” was the agenda at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. annual shareholder meeting Thursday (April 23), and has been the focus of this logistics giant since it’s…
by - April 23, 2015 2:23 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported $4.388 million in sales tax revenue last month, inching up just 1.82% from the year ago results. Sales taxes received in April…
by - April 23, 2015 12:53 pm
“Think big, looking forward” was the agenda at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. annual shareholder meeting Thursday (April 23), and has been the focus of this logistics giant since it’s…
by - April 23, 2015 12:39 pm
Hospitality tax collections are off to a mixed start in the Fort Smith region, but revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax is off to a record start following a record…
by - April 23, 2015 12:13 pm
As spring rolls into the Ozarks, farmers markets are opening across Benton and Washington counties as if to announce the arrival of a new season. Locally grown fruits, vegetables and…
by - April 23, 2015 7:54 am
Simmons First National Corp.’s first quarter earnings rose 44% as the Pine Bluff-based regional banking group completed the acquisition of Liberty Bancshares in Springfield, Mo., and Union City, Tenn.-based Community…
by - April 23, 2015 6:59 am
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by - April 22, 2015 11:07 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had a profitable 2015 to the tune of $16.182 billion in net profits companywide on gross revenue of $485.651 billion. But that performance was not enough to…
by - April 22, 2015 9:52 pm
Alleged violations of the Foreign Corruption Practices Act by Wal-Mart have cost the retailer more than $612 million in legal fees and compliance restructuring costs over the past three years – and the price tag is rising.
by - April 22, 2015 8:54 pm
Alleged violations of the Foreign Corruption Practices Act by Wal-Mart has cost the retailer more than $612 million in legal fees and compliance restructuring costs over the past three years….
by - April 22, 2015 5:44 pm
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services is off to a record start in 2015 reporting net profits of $5.369 million, rallying 296% from the $1.356 million net income reported in the first…
by - April 22, 2015 5:25 pm
Ron Loveless, the first CEO of Sam’s Club, met Sam Walton as a child when Loveless’ mom became Walton’s housekeeper. A friend and one-time executive of Walton and Jack Shewmaker…
by - April 22, 2015 5:24 pm
Despite fewer domestic deliveries of air and defense missiles in the first quarter, Lockheed Martin scored another big Pentagon contract recently that will keep workers at the defense giant’s 500-worker…
by - April 22, 2015 5:15 pm
The U.S. freight sector ended the first quarter on a high note, but authors of closely watched reports say the gains could be shaved in the remainder of 2015 by…
by - April 22, 2015 5:12 pm
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services is off to a record start in 2015 reporting net profits of $5.369 million, rallying 296% from the $1.356 million net income reported in the first…
