by - April 24, 2015 12:44 pm
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) has named Little Rock-based CJRW a Webby Award Honoree for the development and design of Riceland Foods’ new website. The Webby…
by - April 24, 2015 11:51 am
Traci Sowersby has been named vice president-controller and chief accounting officer for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corporation, with her first day set for April 27. Sowersby, a certified public accountant, most…
by - April 24, 2015 11:41 am
The Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Giving Recognition in Tourism (GRIT) Award recipients were announced Thursday (April 23), with the Robert Westphal Family capturing the Polly Crews Hospitality Person…
by - April 24, 2015 8:10 am
A missed dinner with family provided the inspiration for an Arkansas State University graduate student to create a potentially revolutionary product. That product was the reason that several Arkansas State…
by - April 24, 2015 6:23 am
With crude oil prices expected to remain below $60 a barrel for the remainder of 2015, the average U.S. household will spend about $700 less on gasoline in 2015 compared to last year, according to new government figures.
by - April 24, 2015 5:30 am
Southwestern Energy Co. reported on Thursday first quarter profits well below last year’s results as depressed natural gas prices eroded the Fayetteville Shale leader’s operating revenue and net income.
by - April 24, 2015 2:09 am
Fresh is an important word at Wal-Mart Stores these days as the retail giant’s U.S. CEO Greg Foran believes the retailer can and will do a better job in this…
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…
