by - February 6, 2023 11:30 am
California-based Berkley International, which designs, manufactures and assembles retail displays and packaging, is investing in its Northwest Arkansas operations with new office space and new equipment. Co-founder and CEO Eric…
by - February 6, 2023 8:32 am
Fertilizer prices and drought last year decimated hay production in the United States. The country had its biggest decline in 11 years with stocks at their lowest level since data…
by - February 5, 2023 10:01 am
Amidst the backdrop of an Arkansas Women’s Commission report that was delivered in December, a new bill to end affirmative action may seem tone deaf. In December 2022, former Gov….
by - February 5, 2023 8:53 am
House Education Committee chairman Rep. Brian Evans, R-Cabot, said Sunday (Feb. 5) that it is important having an omnibus education reform bill in order to ensure different levels of change…
by - February 4, 2023 11:23 am
Tedder Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Dec. 15 through Jan. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - February 4, 2023 11:20 am
Typically, when speaking to business leaders about their cybersecurity status, many times they say, “My IT people are handling that!” To which our response is, “how do you know”? How…
by - February 4, 2023 10:28 am
Veteran prosecutor John Johnson joined the law firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. of Little Rock. He joins the litigation practice. Johnson is a highly sophisticated trial…
by - February 4, 2023 10:25 am
While inflationary fear and slowing consumer spending are among the top external worries among retailers, the No. 1 internal concern is the ongoing workforce shortage, and the difficulty retailers are…
by - February 4, 2023 9:15 am
A $1.5 million investment by the Greenway Equipment Co., a John Deere-affiliated dealership, and a $1.2 million grant from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development will prepare Lonoke High School…
by - February 3, 2023 4:59 pm
Walmart U.S. has named Judy Werthauser new chief people officer at Walmart U.S. following the retirement of Julie Murphy who served in that position since mid-2017. Werthauser will begin the…
by - February 3, 2023 1:15 pm
Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bank (F&M) announced the hiring Friday (Feb. 3) of former commercial lender Matt Mason as Northwest Arkansas market president. He succeeds Jennifer Hardin, who has been promoted…
by - February 3, 2023 11:40 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a record year for revenue and net income. However, fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue missed analyst estimates primarily because of a shipping demand decline. The…
by - February 2, 2023 5:34 pm
Arkansas’ largest crop has been getting a little more valuable as 2023 begins. Soybean prices have trended upward this year due to rising export projections according to the U.S. Department…
by - February 2, 2023 5:30 pm
Project CARE and Craighead County schools are joining to create the Transition Job Fair, Feb. 8, at St. Bernard’s Auditorium, to pair special needs graduates with jobs. Project CARE, a…
by - February 2, 2023 5:29 pm
Cox Communications has acquired New York-based Logicworks, a professional and managed cloud services company. Logicworks is a high-growth managed cloud services company that works with customers to migrate, run and…
by - February 2, 2023 12:23 pm
Another month, another similar growth story with Arkansas’ tax revenue. Total revenue in the January report was $807 million, up 3.2% compared to what was a healthy January 2022, and…
by - February 2, 2023 11:53 am
Colorado-based Fluid Truck, one of the nation’s fastest-growing tech companies, is investing in Northwest Arkansas. Fluid Truck allows businesses to rent commercial vehicles on demand through mobile devices. It operates…
by - February 2, 2023 10:15 am
Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector moderated for the third consecutive month, while the overall economy contracted for the second month in a row in January, according to the…
by - February 2, 2023 8:00 am
In a move that would allow it to work more closely with farmers, Fayetteville land brokerage AcreTrader has applied to obtain a securities broker-dealer license. Company leaders Carter Malloy (CEO)…
by - February 1, 2023 4:53 pm
Tyson Foods will hold its annual shareholder meeting at 10 a.m., Feb. 9 at the company’s offices on Emma Street in downtown Springdale. It is the company’s 88th year, dating…
