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…
by - February 1, 2023 3:50 pm
It was a good quarter, a good year and a good decade for Murphy USA. The El Dorado-based, publicly-traded gas and convenience store chain spun off into its own publicly-traded…
by - February 1, 2023 3:49 pm
Job and hospitality tax revenue records continue to be set in Arkansas’ tourism industry, with the state’s 2% tourism tax in the first 10 months of 2022 up more than…
by - February 1, 2023 1:00 pm
There are valid concerns about Arkansas’ overall economic health during 2023, but the manufacturing sector is expected to remain “healthy” even with some areas of the sector slowing down. That’s…
by - February 1, 2023 11:43 am
When it comes to the annual Arkansas Irrigation Yield Contest, less means more. The annual University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture program — referred to as “Most Crop per…
by - February 1, 2023 7:32 am
April Seggebruch, a co-founder and COO of Bentonville software firm Movista, has left the company. Seggebruch said her final day in an active role was Dec. 31, wrapping up a…
by - January 31, 2023 5:33 pm
Karen Roberts, general counsel for Walmart Inc., is leaving the retail giant. Her departure ends a 27-year career that saw her rise to the rank of executive vice president, a…
by - January 31, 2023 3:59 pm
Consumers plan to spend big for Valentine’s Day totaling an estimated $25.9 billion, up 8.36% from a year ago, according to a National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics…
by - January 31, 2023 2:40 pm
Avian flu, or HPAI, has devastated poultry flocks in many states and it’s the primary reason that egg prices have surged to unparalleled prices in recent weeks. Egg prices surged…
by - January 31, 2023 12:47 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. was inducted into The Anderson Assembly at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center after giving $1 million to the cancer center….
by - January 31, 2023 11:07 am
The U.S. and Arkansas economies may have 99 problems, or more considering inflation, but a recession in 2023 ain’t one of them. Probably not, anyway. Or at least not a…
by - January 31, 2023 9:21 am
Former Lyon College President Dr. Walter Roettger passed away Sunday (Jan. 29) in Syracuse, New York. Roettger served as president of Lyon College from 1998 to 2009. Under Roettger’s leadership,…
by - January 31, 2023 9:00 am
Westrock Coffee Co. announced Tuesday (Jan. 31) an agreement to develop a $70 million, 530,000-square-foot distribution center with Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership that was represented…
by - January 30, 2023 7:08 pm
During the legislative session, lawmakers will look into cutting taxes. Rep. David Ray, R-Maumelle, has filed HB 1097, which would reduce the top tax rate for the personal income tax…
