by - August 20, 2014 9:54 am
The board of directors of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announces the election of three new members from Northwest Arkansas. The…
by - August 20, 2014 9:25 am
From Jacqueline Froelich with our content partner, KUAF-FM 91.3: The Fayetteville City Council passed a broad anti-discrimination ordinance Wednesday, which excludes tax-exempt churches and a new civil rights administrator to…
by - August 20, 2014 9:09 am
Highland Pellets LLC, an Arkansas company, will build a $130 million, 500,000 metric ton wood pellet facility in Pine Bluff creating 35 jobs. Highland Pellets is a privately held company…
by - August 20, 2014 6:20 am
Three broad trucking reports suggest continued modest growth in the overall economy for the remainder of the year.
by - August 20, 2014 6:14 am
The Walton Family Foundation said its new strategic plan includes an anticipated investment of more than $302 million in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta through 2020 —…
by - August 19, 2014 9:24 pm
A plan to rezone land for a commercial and residential development will get a full airing by Jonesboro city council members over the next month and some residents had plenty of questions.
by - August 19, 2014 6:45 pm
Wal-Mart Stores management has expressed no public interest in acquiring Family Dollar, which has takeover offers from Dollar Tree and Dollar General. The lack of interest by Wal-Mart doesn’t mean…
by - August 19, 2014 4:47 pm
Ryan Saylor with our content partner, The City Wire, reports: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said during a visit to Fort Smith Tuesday (Aug. 19) that while he is against…
by - August 19, 2014 4:25 pm
Three broad reports note year-over-year tonnage and expenditure increases during July and the second quarter of 2014 in the U.S. freight industry, and suggest continued modest growth in the overall…
by - August 19, 2014 4:05 pm
Windstream Corp. announced that Chief Operating Officer Brent Whittington is resigning effective Sept. 1. The company also announced it will eliminate the chief operating officer position after Whittington’s departure and…
by - August 19, 2014 3:56 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89 News, reports: The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport announced a $20.6 million concourse renovation plan Tuesday. The proposal includes a modernized…
by - August 19, 2014 3:41 pm
Plains and Eastern Clean Line LLC has obtained regulatory approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to sell transmission service to customers at negotiated rates and to negotiate bilateral…
by - August 19, 2014 3:25 pm
A technology invented by a UALR professor has been licensed by a worldwide leader in water purification with the help of the university’s TechLaunch technology transfer office. Dr. Tito Viswanathan,…
by - August 19, 2014 12:09 pm
Don Foster has joined Arvest Bank in Berryville as a community lender. Foster joins Arvest Bank after 25 years with Tyson Foods and is the owner and operator of a…
by - August 19, 2014 11:14 am
A letter sent late last week by Speaker of the House Davy Carter tipped off the general public to notable panic that has enveloped a portion of Arkansas’ agricultural community.
by - August 19, 2014 10:53 am
Wal-Mart Stores, the self-proclaimed low cost retailer, is investing in a new private label brand aimed at wooing bottom-dollar customers from ALDI and Dollar General.
by - August 19, 2014 10:44 am
Southern Bancorp, Inc. says it has signed an agreement to acquire the Bank of Bolivar County, which operates two branches in the Mississippi communities of Shelby and Mound Bayou. Southern…
by - August 19, 2014 8:32 am
Wal-Mart Stores, a self-proclaimed low cost retailer, is investing in a new private label brand aimed at wooing bottom-dollar customers from ALDI and Dollar General. Price First is a new…
by - August 18, 2014 11:40 pm
Amazon recently removed the pre-ordering option for several DVD releases of Walt Disney Co. over a pricing dispute. But competitor Wal-Mart wasted no time in promoting pre-orders for the same…
by - August 18, 2014 9:02 pm
Arkansas State University is participating in a research program called “Bridging the Divide,” which aims to increase the number of Ph.D graduates in the so-called “STEM” fields, especially among minority students.
