by - February 9, 2022 3:48 pm
COVID-19 has been anything but hospitable to Arkansas’ leisure and hospitality sector. Jobs in the sector reached a record 122,900 in December 2019. Just four months later sector employment would…
by - February 9, 2022 3:31 pm
Arkansas energy leaders gathered Wednesday (Feb. 9) at the state Capitol to celebrate Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s executive order to implement energy efficiency measures and reduce the energy costs in state…
by - February 9, 2022 1:46 pm
Despite a period of economic ups and downs during the pandemic, construction and design did remain active, and many projects were completed in 2021. But how do the design prospects…
by - February 9, 2022 1:41 pm
Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital is expanding to Texas next month. The hospital will open its first out-of-state facility at 3930 Galleria Oaks Drive in Texarkana in March 2022. The…
by - February 9, 2022 10:28 am
Springdale-based healthcare provider Northwest Health recently completed a $4.5 million expansion of the behavioral health unit at Northwest Medical Center – Springdale, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 9) news release….
by - February 9, 2022 9:26 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) recently was awarded nearly $200,000 as part of a $35 million clean energy initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy. The $199,935…
by - February 9, 2022 8:34 am
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) and the Arkansas Soybean Association (ASA) have selected the winners of the 2021 “Grow for the Green” soybean yield contest. The winners were announced…
by - February 9, 2022 8:27 am
Encore Bank of Little Rock has been a quiet regional success story. Its chapters for growth in 2022 and beyond are likely to shine more of a spotlight on the…
by - February 9, 2022 8:18 am
Arkansas businesses across the industry spectrum have long-faced a well-known workforce problem: an increasing percentage of their highly technical-skilled employees are at or nearing retirement age and an adequate pipeline…
by - February 8, 2022 6:24 pm
Several years ago, a female scientist needed a specific type of MRI machine to further her research. There was only one in the state and she had no access to…
by - February 8, 2022 5:12 pm
Air travel is slowly returning to Fort Smith, but at levels still well below those prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport in 2021 totaled…
by - February 8, 2022 3:22 pm
U.S. Steel execs and Arkansas officials broke ground Tuesday (Feb. 8) on the largest economic development project in Arkansas history, a $3 billion steel mill at Osceola. U.S. Steel President…
by - February 8, 2022 2:28 pm
ARORA named Mark Tudor as its new CEO. The largest organ and tissue recovery agency announced the news on Tuesday (Feb. 8), but Tudor started in the job on Jan….
by - February 8, 2022 1:59 pm
An imbalance between oil production and consumption has kept prices from falling amid market concerns that have contributed to pricing unpredictability, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The…
by - February 8, 2022 12:44 pm
U.S. agricultural commodity prices have been on the rebound, but at least one – rice – is still in a turbulent patch, USA Rice President and CEO Betsy Ward said…
by - February 8, 2022 9:47 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 31 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 8, 2022 6:35 am
Changing consumer expectations, emerging technologies and new business models are forcing the banking industry to formulate strategies now to prepare for the future. Arkansas’ largest bank has turned to a…
by - February 7, 2022 9:14 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) has received a multi-year grant from a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to study…
by - February 7, 2022 8:19 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage’s Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners for the class of 2022 were announced on Monday (Feb. 7). Arkansas Heritage also honored chicken as the 2022…
by - February 7, 2022 7:05 pm
Home BancShares completed its purchase of the marine loan portfolio of Utah-based LendingClub Bank. Terms of the transaction totaled $238 million in acquired yacht loans. The portfolio of loans will…
