by - May 14, 2014 1:04 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) has been selected for a $1 million endowment that will support scholarships for non-traditional college students who want to return to school…
by - May 14, 2014 12:45 pm
Chris Spear, the new chief of legislative affairs for the active American Trucking Associations’, has Arkansas connections and his former Arkansas boss says Spear “has the experience and the skills”…
by - May 14, 2014 12:29 pm
Big Data feeds analytics well beyond point of sales data that used to be the be-all, end-all in retail forecasting. Today, retailers and suppliers are tapping “Big Data,” which encompasses…
by - May 14, 2014 12:18 pm
The $150 million Dynamic Fuels plant in Geismar, La., jointly owned by Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Fuels came online in November 2010, but has failed to live up to its…
by - May 14, 2014 12:03 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Schneider Logistics Inc., have agreed to a settlement for $21 million for federal and state-level wage and hour violations committed at a Walmart warehouse facility in…
by - May 14, 2014 8:12 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas, which you can read here. Details can be pesky – last-minute chores that can stall out…
by - May 13, 2014 6:26 pm
The small business sector has languished in the ongoing economic recovery well behind big business that has pushed Wall Street stocks to new highs this year. But a recent report…
by - May 13, 2014 5:53 pm
For Mercy patients in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, the next trip to the doctors office may not include shaking the doctors hand. Instead, the healthcare provider's patients…
by - May 13, 2014 5:06 pm
A special legislative session could be called to address rising school employee health insurance costs by the end of August, the chairman of a task force that is meeting about…
by - May 13, 2014 4:45 pm
The McLarty Global Fellows Program, a philanthropic endeavor established by Mack and Donna McLarty, announced a five-year partnership with Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international non-governmental organization focused on women’s…
by - May 13, 2014 3:55 pm
Behavior-based marketing services agency Catapult has named Scott Caldwell as the senior vice president, and that he will be based in Bentonville and report to Heidi Froseth, executive vice president…
by - May 13, 2014 2:08 pm
Consumers tempered their spending in April despite weather improvements, as retail sales remained flat against stronger March spending patterns, according the National Retail Federation. April retail sales, which exclude automobiles,…
by - May 13, 2014 2:01 pm
Arvest Bank has responded to the Benton County Circuit Court in the countersuit filed by First National Bank of Fort Smith, and in the response denies that it had any…
by - May 13, 2014 1:36 pm
Food distributor Ben E. Keith announced more detailed plans to expand its North Little Rock facility with a $60 million, 300,000-square-foot investment that will add 74 new jobs. The company…
by - May 13, 2014 11:00 am
Acxiom CEO Scott Howe is pushing for privacy, protection and a paradigm shift in the world of “Big Data” and Acxiom’s traditional business model.
by - May 13, 2014 10:54 am
Arvest Bank will host a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a new branch location in Gentry. The new branch site is located at at 320 East…
by - May 13, 2014 10:34 am
Food distributor Ben E. Keith announced more detailed plans to expand its North Little Rock facility with a $60 million, 300,000 sq. ft. investment that will add 74 new jobs….
by - May 12, 2014 9:37 pm
Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville delivered its 10,000th baby on May 12. Braxton Lee Gorman, 9 pounds, 3 ounces was born to parents, Kristi and Dr. Aaron Gorman. Dr. Todd…
by - May 12, 2014 9:16 pm
To say the start-up scene in Arkansas is exploding might be an understatement. The City Wire profiles several start-up companies in Arkansas that have raised serious capital in recent weeks….
by - May 12, 2014 9:03 pm
FedEx Freight in Harrison recently announced a donation of $100,000 to Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) to support the care of abused and neglected children. The money, which will be paid…
