by - June 9, 2022 12:29 pm
Under new ownership, California-based poultry company Foster Farms this week hired former Tyson Foods president and CEO Donnie Smith for its top leadership job. Smith, who maintains a Northwest Arkansas…
by - June 8, 2022 3:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has approved $35.41 million for nine water and wastewater projects and four technical assistance programs serving more than 211,372 Arkansans. The…
by - June 8, 2022 3:17 pm
At its regular meeting in May, the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request from the Fayetteville campus for a 20% budget increase in building the…
by - June 8, 2022 3:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 7) approved resolutions) to install outdoor fitness courts near the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith and in east Fort Smith,…
by - June 8, 2022 3:02 pm
The nonprofit Simmons First Foundation has donated $100,000 to Ducks Unlimited to support the Big River Park Conservancy project located along the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis,…
by - June 8, 2022 2:36 pm
Walmart announced Wednesday (June 8) it is testing three different kinds of renewable energy to power its fleet. The retailer did not reveal costs or project timelines, but it did…
by - June 8, 2022 11:52 am
If you’re gonna be an idiot in this world, it helps to be lucky. I should know. I’m an idiot. It was May 11, 2021, when the colonoscopy doctor told…
by - June 8, 2022 11:47 am
Danville-chartered Chambers Bank announced Wednesday (June 8) the promotion of Ashley Wiser to chief operating officer. She will oversee retail, deposit, and branch operations, and quality assurance, business development, treasury…
by - June 8, 2022 10:30 am
North Little Rock-based fintech Gas Pos and AMS Technologies of Oceanside, N.Y., have partnered to open portable, aboveground gas stations (PAGS) across the United States that can open more quickly…
by - June 8, 2022 10:24 am
The Denver Broncos have confirmed new ownership is on the way, and there are ties to Arkansas. In a news release late Tuesday night (June 7), the NFL franchise said…
by - June 8, 2022 7:48 am
Donnie Smith, who retired as president and CEO of Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods in 2016, was named CEO of California-based poultry processor Foster Farms on Tuesday (June 7). Atlas…
by - June 7, 2022 9:00 pm
As an alum of Lyon College, I was admittedly surprised at the college’s recent announcement of its intent to establish a dental school in Little Rock as part of a…
by - June 7, 2022 8:32 pm
On Wednesday, June 22, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and the Arkansas District Export Council will offer a two-session seminar aimed at small businesses looking to grow exports. The “Grow Your Exports:…
by - June 7, 2022 7:52 pm
Justin Avery, the current Rock Region METRO chief financial officer, has been named as the new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Avery has 10 years of experience at Rock Region…
by - June 7, 2022 5:44 pm
More than 250 global technology and mobility executives are gathered this week in Bentonville at the UP.Summit first founded by aviation entrepreneur Cyrus Sigari in 2017. The annual invitation-only summit…
by - June 7, 2022 1:24 pm
U.S. energy prices are expected to remain high through 2023 as a result of economic recovery and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - June 7, 2022 10:23 am
Fort Smith-based Propak has been acquired by Dallas-based Pallet Logistics of America (PLA). Propak founder Steve Clark said the deal will not reduce employment in Fort Smith, and he will…
by - June 6, 2022 8:54 pm
Southern Bancorp, Inc. of Arkansas has closed on its acquisition of FCB Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Premier Bank of Arkansas, a $213 million asset bank with…
by - June 6, 2022 5:28 pm
Not even the owner of Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs, one of the most iconic structures in Arkansas, could convince an order of Benedictine Sisters to halt…
by - June 6, 2022 5:04 pm
Fort Smith building activity declined again in May, but construction in the metro remains higher than in 2021. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren had a combined $17.609 million in…
