by - April 11, 2023 5:05 pm
Mercy Fort Smith has invested just under $3 million to install a new GE Omni Legend PET/CT scanner, with General Electric saying the Fort Smith hospital is the first in…
by - April 11, 2023 3:07 pm
OPEC’s recent plans to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day through the end of this year led the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) to increase its oil…
by - April 11, 2023 3:03 pm
Forge Institute introduced Tuesday (April 11) the Arkansas Cyber Defense Center (ACDC) as a real-time operational call center that supports Arkansas small businesses and entrepreneurs to boost their cyber defense…
by - April 11, 2023 3:00 pm
The future for social media platform TikTok may be cloudy, but that has not kept Walmart and Amazon from seeking to grow their brands via influencers and content creators on…
by - April 11, 2023 2:53 pm
Net farm incomes in Arkansas set an all-time record in 2022 with $4.2 billion collected. The Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, based at the University of Missouri, projects…
by - April 11, 2023 11:37 am
Walmart has hired Denise Malloy as the company’s new chief belonging officer. She will begin in the job on April 14 and succeeds Ben Hasan, who was the retailer’s chief…
by - April 11, 2023 10:49 am
GEN Z, a Bentonville startup that launched a water brand with a unique bottle design, recently was sold to Industry, Calif.-based Langers Juice Co. Financial terms of the deal were…
by - April 10, 2023 6:07 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Monday (April 10) signed a major tax cut bill into law and put forth an executive order to extend state tax filing deadline for citizens impacted…
by - April 10, 2023 5:52 pm
Community School of the Arts in Fort Smith is taking steps to become the first performing arts high school in Arkansas. If the charter is approved, the school would be…
by - April 10, 2023 5:09 pm
Tyson Foods employees and supporters gathered Monday (April 10) near the company’s Van Buren plant to protest against what they claim is unfair treatment during their final weeks working at…
by - April 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Alison Williams, chief of staff for former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, has been hired by Excel by Eight as coalitions director. Williams brings more than a decade of experience in…
by - April 10, 2023 1:35 pm
Leigh Pruss has been promoted to vice president of finance at the Arkansas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest membership organization and a leading advocate for agriculture and rural Arkansas. Pruss…
by - April 10, 2023 11:29 am
Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas has a new president and several leadership changes. Brant Ward, previously the chief operating officer, has assumed the new role. Gary Head remains chairman and…
by - April 10, 2023 10:57 am
Missouri-based Club Car Wash has acquired the site of a former Springdale restaurant that recently closed after over 75 years. According to Washington County property records, Club Car Wash paid $1.75 million…
by - April 10, 2023 9:34 am
Arkansas’ planted row crop acres are predicted to jump by 52,000 acres this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report forecasts growers intend to…
by - April 10, 2023 7:36 am
Conway-based The Conductor opened applications for the seventh cohort of the 10X Growth Accelerator program on Monday (April 10). The 10X Growth Accelerator Program is a statewide 14-week intensive program…
by - April 9, 2023 9:44 pm
No one knows precisely when rice arrived in the Americas, but historians think African slaves brought the grain with them to the new world. Slaves grew rice in small gardens…
by - April 9, 2023 9:26 pm
A week after a major tornado ripped through the center of the capital city, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. and American Red Cross Arkansas director Lori Arnold-Ellis said recovery…
by - April 9, 2023 9:50 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 27 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 7, 2023 1:49 am
As in many states across the United States, Arkansas’ healthcare industry has dramatically shifted over the last 25 years. Many providers have exited rural communities, choosing instead to base their…
