by - June 18, 2024 3:03 pm
Rick West, CEO and cofounder of Field Agent, announced Tuesday (June 18) he is stepping down from his day-to-day role, but will continue as board chairman and consultant for the…
by - June 18, 2024 11:52 am
According to a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) report, net income for 81 FDIC-insured Arkansas banks in the first quarter this year was $488 million, essentially unchanged from $489…
by - June 18, 2024 11:08 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted declines in revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 as vehicle sales declined and sales prices rose. Before the markets opened Tuesday…
by - June 18, 2024 10:52 am
Southern Bancorp hired Joycelin Randle as its senior manager for investor relations & stakeholder engagement. “We are thrilled to welcome Joycelin to the Southern Bancorp team,” said Kenya Davenport, interim…
by - June 18, 2024 10:40 am
The National Institutes of Health has awarded an additional $3.7 million to Shengyu Mu, Ph.D., and his team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to…
by - June 18, 2024 10:27 am
Entrepreneurs, scientists, agricultural leaders and other innovators with ideas to improve the health and economy of the Mississippi Delta Region are invited to join the inaugural Delta Innovator Search. The Rural Innovation Alliance, will accept applications for…
by - June 18, 2024 9:53 am
Arkansas job openings fell 10% in April, better than the 19% decline nationwide, but the employment metric has declined in the first four months of 2024, according to Tuesday’s (June…
by - June 17, 2024 8:17 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Monday (June 17) advanced an appropriation bill for the Game & Fish Commission (G&FC) and complimentary tax cut bills to reduce the top personal and corporate income…
by - June 17, 2024 5:33 pm
Fayetteville-based Field Agent has acquired Toronto-based Shelfgram for an undisclosed sum. The deal was financed via a partnership with Five Elms Capital and included people and assets who will remain…
by - June 17, 2024 11:57 am
Overall job growth in Arkansas was “robust” in the first quarter of 2024, but a rise in the number of unemployed and manufacturing job losses indicates a resilient economy with…
by - June 17, 2024 10:22 am
Park Plaza and the Museum of Discovery announced Monday (June 17) a partnership to provide free educational programming for children and families. The partnership will allow Park Plaza and the…
by - June 17, 2024 9:56 am
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt appointed Dr. Andrea Stewart as interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), effective July 1. Dr. Stewart,…
by - June 17, 2024 9:48 am
Lyon College has been awarded a $175,000 “Cornerstones” grant from the Teagle Foundation to expand the role of humanities in general education. The funding will support the implementation of a…
by - June 17, 2024 9:19 am
Arvest Opportunity Fund, a subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has established an advisory board and named six members from the bank’s four-state footprint. According to a news release on Monday…
by - June 17, 2024 7:46 am
Kristin Pawlik was sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association on Friday, June 14 during the association’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Pawlik is a…
by - June 16, 2024 10:33 am
A 3,014-square-foot retail building in Bentonville’s Commerce Centre development recently sold for $2.2 million, or $729.92 per square foot. Curtis Jared, a commercial real estate investor in Springfield, Mo., bought…
by - June 16, 2024 9:43 am
Last October, Walmart announced the phase-out of its Decision Support System (DSS) app in the Retail Link portal it shares with suppliers. The portal allows suppliers to track their online…
by - June 16, 2024 9:41 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Clint O’Neal says the push to lower Arkansas’ top personal income tax rate below four percent as well as drop the corporate income tax…
by - June 16, 2024 8:00 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (June 14) authorized a three percent adjustment for pay increases for state employees, effective June 23, 2024. In a letter to state workers, Sanders also…
by - June 16, 2024 7:40 am
The Philander Smith University Board of Trustees has announced its new slate of officers, with Tionna L. Jenkins, Ph.D., elected as Board Chair effective June 1. A Little Rock native,…
