by - July 25, 2023 11:32 am
Forge Institute announced Tuesday (July 25) that Acxiom, a global leader in customer intelligence and marketing technology solutions, is sponsoring its Forge Fellowship program, building upon their longtime partnership. This…
by - July 25, 2023 9:32 am
Batesville-chartered Citizens Bank has hired Zach McCoy as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces Karen Shaw, who was promoted to chief risk officer to expand…
by - July 25, 2023 7:36 am
Simmons First National Corp., parent company for Simmons Bank, saw its net income more than double from a year ago despite economic headwinds posed by rising interest rates. The Pine…
by - July 25, 2023 7:17 am
Bentonville software firm Nuqleous has secured a $26 million investment from Blue Ladder Capital. The company announced the details Tuesday (July 25). Founded earlier this year by Garrett Levey and…
by - July 24, 2023 6:00 pm
During its annual six-week campaign, Walmart and Sam’s Club raised $1.4 million for Arkansas Children’s through Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals. “We are thrilled by this news,” said Enid Olvey,…
by - July 24, 2023 5:24 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues in June, while higher than collections last year, did not show the significant increase from last year’s revenues the city has seen in months prior….
by - July 24, 2023 5:17 pm
Progress is slowly being made on a number of road construction projects throughout Northeast Arkansas, and several new ones are slated to begin, Arkansas Highway Commission Chairman Alec Farmer told…
by - July 24, 2023 9:56 am
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb became the third member of the state’s highest court to announce she would seek the Chief Justice spot. Current Chief Justice John Dan Kemp…
by - July 23, 2023 10:33 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a partnership between the agency and bipartisan attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers…
by - July 23, 2023 10:21 am
Having grown from 250 students to more than 4,000 over the past 20 years, Amy Johnson with the Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA) is still in the planning stages. The ARVA…
by - July 23, 2023 9:41 am
With a big fintech summit on the horizon, state and local leaders in Arkansas are preparing to capitalize on tech and banking leaders from around the globe descending on the…
by - July 23, 2023 8:53 am
Many 65-year-olds were retiring, but Walmart founder Sam Walton sought a new challenge. Walmart had grown to more than $1 billion in sales by 1983. Walton saw the success of…
by - July 22, 2023 9:45 am
Walmart’s Spark delivery platform, which includes the GoLocal option, had 1 million deliveries last fall and continues to pick up steam. The proprietary delivery platform is similar to those used…
by - July 22, 2023 9:29 am
Jean Block was selected as the next CEO of the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA), effective August 14, 2023. She is replacing Greg Ramon, who retired as CEO after nine…
by - July 22, 2023 8:51 am
A quick check of my LinkedIn profile will reveal to anyone who doesn’t already know me that my career experiences are dominated by my role as a buyer for several…
by - July 21, 2023 11:11 am
A year-over-year gain of more than 21,000 jobs and an almost 20% drop in the number of unemployed pushed Arkansas’ June jobless rate to a new record low of 2.6%….
by - July 20, 2023 5:57 pm
Healthy gains to begin 2023 for the state’s leisure and hospitality (tourism) sector are continuing. Arkansas’ tourism tax is up more than 10% between January and April, with average tourism…
by - July 20, 2023 5:49 pm
Things are moving ahead and staying on track for the Community School of the Arts in Fort Smith to open the first performing arts high school in Arkansas, according to…
by - July 20, 2023 3:39 pm
Bank OZK announced Thursday (July 20) that net income for the second quarter of 2023 was a record $167.9 million, a 26.9% increase from $132.4 million for the second quarter…
by - July 20, 2023 1:58 pm
Data firm Placer.ai reported the food retail sector experienced mixed store traffic in the second quarter. Dollar stores saw the biggest gains and mass retailers like Walmart and Target recorded…
