by - January 27, 2022 10:21 am
A group of community organizations is paying off more than $35 million in medical debt for 23,896 Arkansans in all 75 counties. It’s also making recommendations to prevent medical debt…
by - January 27, 2022 9:33 am
Huntsville-based nonprofit FORGE Inc. looks to expand lending and business services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, especially those owned by minorities and women. FORGE, an acronym for Financing Ozark Rural…
by - January 26, 2022 6:17 pm
With the contract with its project manager drawing to a close and substantial work still to be done on the Peak Innovation Center, Fort Smith Public Schools hired a second…
by - January 26, 2022 4:44 pm
A lengthy arbitration ruling involving Little Rock-based Stephens Inc. and several former employees who left for Jonesboro-based Benjamin F. Edwards and Co. has been resolved with a $18.17 million award…
by - January 26, 2022 4:27 pm
Walmart Mexico operations in Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua are being evaluated for possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or perhaps sale as the retailer seeks to focus efforts on operations…
by - January 26, 2022 3:56 pm
United Way of Northeast Arkansas has named Rachel Guerin as its next executive director. Guerin has a long career in non-profit work. Most recently, Guerin served as the Associate Director…
by - January 26, 2022 3:09 pm
The Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Gretchen Hall is leaving the post in May after more than 20 years with the tourism and conference organization. Hall…
by - January 26, 2022 2:58 pm
The trucking and transportation industry is expected to continue to meet freight demand while struggling with tight capacity resulting from labor and equipment shortages, inflationary concerns and uncertainty caused by…
by - January 26, 2022 2:02 pm
The finance department of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas recently launched an initiative that’s expected to accelerate impact investing in Arkansas. Cash Acrey,…
by - January 26, 2022 9:14 am
Tractor Supply Company announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) it will build a new $100 million distribution center in Maumelle that will employ 450 full-time employees. The company said the 900,000-square-foot facility…
by - January 26, 2022 7:47 am
Kaley Tucker has been named as a new shareholder partner in Kelley Commercial Partners, a Little Rock-based commercial real estate firm. She joins existing partners Hank Kelley, Daryl Peeples, Maggie…
by - January 26, 2022 7:32 am
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has hired Bradford Caldwell as vice president of member experience. In his new role, Caldwell will be responsible for all aspects of the NAB…
by - January 25, 2022 5:45 pm
Fort Smith had a good year in 2021 in sales tax revenues with totals coming in more than 15% higher than those in 2020. According to the December sales tax…
by - January 25, 2022 3:08 pm
Bentonville-based headwear company Outdoor Cap announced Tuesday (Jan. 25) that it has promoted chief sales officer Jeanelle Harris to president, effective immediately. She succeeds Jim Haworth who announced his upcoming…
by - January 25, 2022 3:07 pm
With Arkansas’ jobless rate reaching a record low despite fewer people employed compared to the same month in 2020, December’s jobs report is an example that the jobless rate is…
by - January 25, 2022 2:39 pm
Infection rates in most age groups are declining in Arkansas with the 65-and-older group being flat. But Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero on Tuesday (Jan. 25) said COVID-19…
by - January 25, 2022 2:21 pm
Jin-Woo Kim, a professor and researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has been inducted as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to…
by - January 25, 2022 2:19 pm
Springdale-based online grocery startup EasyBins announced Tuesday (Jan. 25) the completion of a $2 million late-stage seed round. The company is expected to use the money to expand its geographic…
by - January 25, 2022 1:26 pm
Little Rock-based regional grid operator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) elected John Cupparo and Ben Trowbridge to its independent board of directors on Tuesday (Jan. 25). SPP’s membership voted to elect…
by - January 25, 2022 12:13 pm
Amazon’s plans to operate a delivery station warehouse in Lowell will likely mean faster delivery times for consumers ordering online. The online retail titan is locating the operation in an…
