by - October 22, 2013 4:08 pm
The CEO of Fayetteville-based Silicon Solar Solutions believes their “groundbreaking technique” to get more power out of solar panels could result in Arkansas being a U.S. hub of advanced solar…
by - October 22, 2013 2:59 pm
The brother and sister team of Dwight and Lynn Curry plan to soon complete “The Studio by MovieLounge” as part of a more than $400,000 investment to capture more event…
by - October 22, 2013 11:43 am
Arvest Bank recently promoted Craig Shy to loan manager and executive vice president in Fayetteville. Shy has been with Arvest Bank for nine years, previously serving as commercial banking manager…
by - October 22, 2013 11:05 am
Bankrate's monthly telephone survey measures how secure Americans feel about their personal finances compared to 12 months ago. Consumers responded during the three-day period from Oct. 3 – 6, and…
by - October 22, 2013 10:45 am
North Little Rock-based Advanced Cabling Systems announced an expansion of its building technology integration company, a move that will add 20-25 technology jobs with salaries in the $50,000 range. Advanced…
by - October 22, 2013 9:56 am
The Endeavor Foundation announced 12 grants totaling $421,112 to support EnergizeNWA, a community-led initiative to increase access to healthy food and physical activity. The awarded projects embrace a focus on…
by - October 22, 2013 6:30 am
All eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate declines in August compared to July, but only three areas (Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith and Jonesboro) had jobless…
by - October 21, 2013 8:57 pm
Serco is actively interviewing and hiring some 900 additional workers this week for its new Rogers data processing center, according to Candy Curtin, vice president of HR for the global…
by - October 21, 2013 8:44 pm
Serco is actively interviewing and hiring some 900 additional workers this week for its new Rogers data processing center, according to Candy Curtin, vice president of HR for the global…
by - October 21, 2013 5:06 pm
Wal-Mart can do grocery home delivery as good as any retailer given its successful model used by ASDA in the United Kingdom, but it’s looking closely at Texas-based HEB for…
by - October 21, 2013 10:46 am
After an uncharacteristic two months of jobless rate increases, the Northwest Arkansas jobless rate fell to 5.4% in August thanks to a decline of more than 1,200 in the number…
by - October 21, 2013 10:44 am
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate fell to 7.2% in August thanks to a 4.67% dip in the number of unemployed that offset a slight decline in the number of…
by - October 21, 2013 9:36 am
The latest Talk Business roundtable included three state business leaders who discussed the federal government shutdown, workforce challenges, health care reform, and current economic conditions. Randy Zook, CEO of the…
by - October 20, 2013 10:42 pm
State business leaders say that despite uncertainty and policy dysfunction in Washington, the economy is poised to take off.
by - October 20, 2013 8:58 pm
Last week the Fayetteville City Council unanimously enacted an ordinance that will create the first energy improvement district as part of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program (Act…
by - October 19, 2013 9:39 am
Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a three-day special legislative session that lasted less than 36 hours. State Sen. Johnny Key and Rep. Joe Jett discuss the outcomes.
by - October 19, 2013 9:31 am
For our weekend business and political readers: YOUTUBE AGENT FOR ONLINE STARS Meet 38-year-old Brent Weinstein. Forbes reports that Weinstein has a front row seat to the revolution currently underway in…
by - October 18, 2013 3:44 pm
Several news organizations, including the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Wal-Mart received a clean record from the foreign investment investigation, sourced from officials close to the issue. But it…
by - October 18, 2013 3:24 pm
Wal-Mart Stores plans to build a Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge pending the approval of the large scale commercial development early next month. A permit for the 41,000 square-foot hybrid…
by - October 18, 2013 2:08 pm
Shares of Tyson Foods tumble nearly 5% on Friday (Oct. 18) after retail giant Costco expanded a recall of some chicken products sold under the private label brand Kirkland Farms…
