by - July 22, 2012 1:43 pm
Washington Regional is the first healthcare system in Northwest Arkansas to implement new technology that improves care for patients who have peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, according to a…
by - July 22, 2012 1:05 pm
Andy Allen has been named its new program chair for viticulture and enology at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Mississippi State University at…
by - July 20, 2012 6:49 pm
For our weekend business readers: THE FUTURE OF WIRELESS Trying to predict what's going to happen in the explosive wireless industry for the next five years might be like trying…
by - July 20, 2012 10:25 am
Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc., a chemical company focused on food safety and water treatment, announced plans to expand its Helena-West Helena manufacturing facility.
by - July 20, 2012 9:52 am
Arkansas’ June jobless rate fell to 7.2%, reflecting a decline in the size of the workforce and an estimated decline of 1,884 in the number of unemployed. The state’s jobless…
by - July 20, 2012 9:28 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell in June to 7.2% as more workers exited the labor force and unemployment rolls.
by - July 20, 2012 9:04 am
In its struggle against surging online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has unleashed a weapon long shunned by Sam Walton: lobbying. On July 24, the U.S. House…
by - July 20, 2012 1:26 am
Former Wal-Mart associate Julie Bagley describes the origin and importance of the famous Wal-Mart Saturday morning meetings.
by - July 20, 2012 1:20 am
Business and policy leaders in the energy industry met Thursday (July 19) at NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Technology Development to discuss renewable energy solutions across Arkansas and how the budding sector is helping drive economic growth across the state.
by - July 19, 2012 7:02 pm
Sales of existing U.S. homes unexpectedly dropped and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted for a third month, showing economic weakness is extending into the second half of the year….
by - July 19, 2012 5:46 pm
BENTONVILLE – Business and policy leaders in the energy industry met Thursday (July 19) at NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Technology Development to discuss renewable energy solutions across…
by - July 19, 2012 5:34 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Grant Tennille told state lawmakers that “cash is king” over any other economic incentive or tax policy. Tennille was giving a review of state economic…
by - July 19, 2012 3:36 pm
It’s no secret Wal-Mart is celebrating 50 years in business. But it’s also been 50 years since founder Sam Walton started the closely guarded Saturday Morning Meeting. Walton began the…
by - July 19, 2012 11:24 am
USA Truck Inc. can’t seem to the outrun the losses and negative operating fundamentals that have plagued the carrier for the past four quarters. The Van Buren-based trucking firm incurred…
by - July 19, 2012 10:52 am
Newport Television, LLC, the private equity group that owns two television stations in Little Rock, announced a deal on Thursday (July 19) to sell a slew of its stations to 3 different groups.
by - July 19, 2012 9:33 am
Travel out of the Little Rock National Airport and the Fort Smith Regional airport is up for the first half of 2012, but the once-booming Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is…
by - July 19, 2012 8:17 am
July 21 marks the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, yet many Main Street banks in Arkansas are still grappling with its ramifications.
by - July 19, 2012 8:15 am
The New York Times profiles Coursera, an online learning resource that has partnered with major research universities to deliver higher education courses. Currently, the joint venture doesn't have a revenue…
by - July 19, 2012 7:49 am
Seth Blomeley, communications director for the Arkansas Department of Education, has left his post and a replacement search is underway. Blomeley, former capitol bureau chief for the Arkansas Democrat- eukanuba…
by - July 19, 2012 7:37 am
USA Truck saw its base revenue and quarterly losses grow as the Van Buren-based trucking firm found difficulty shifting out of reverse.
