by - February 2, 2024 10:58 am
State tax revenue totaled $4.86 billion in the first seven months (July 2023-January 2024) of the fiscal year, down 1.8% compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year,…
by - February 1, 2024 6:23 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - February 1, 2024 6:17 pm
Building activity slowed in the Fort Smith metro area in January, a month that saw extreme cold and snow and ice that closed schools and government offices. Building permit values…
by - February 1, 2024 5:24 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, leaders…
by - February 1, 2024 4:26 pm
New research by Dr. Jennier Xie, an associate professor of biomedical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University found that osteopathic manipulative…
by - February 1, 2024 3:19 pm
The Rose Law Firm has added two new attorneys as members, Nicole Gore and Ryan Smith. Both work out of the firm’s Little Rock office. In addition, Betsy Baker will…
by - February 1, 2024 2:56 pm
Walmart Inc. has chosen a new packaging vendor to manage its massive Annual Event in 2024 — Berkley. Annual Event is the term describing what is undoubtedly the retail giant’s…
by - February 1, 2024 10:22 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector declined in January for the 15th consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The ISM released Thursday (Feb. 1) the January…
by - February 1, 2024 9:32 am
A new report commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville highlights Northwest Arkansas’ top-performing schools in career and technical education (CTE). It provides recommendations for advancing those programs and…
by - January 31, 2024 6:15 pm
Total U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles (BEV) rose to 16.3% of total new light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in 2023, according to Wards…
by - January 31, 2024 6:02 pm
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9%, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2023, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report posted Wednesday (Jan. 31)….
by - January 31, 2024 5:09 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 31, 2024 12:30 pm
2023 was a history-making year for Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens, and the company’s trajectory aims even higher in 2024. The fast-growing chicken chain closed out the year with a record 53…
by - January 31, 2024 10:38 am
Arkansas State University is taking applicants and nominees for the next dean of its proposed College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The dean will be chief administrative officer for the CVM,…
by - January 30, 2024 7:07 pm
For its fourth year, the Fort Smith International Film Festival will make the move from merely showcasing and exhibiting films from around the world to being a marketplace where filmmakers…
by - January 30, 2024 4:57 pm
Bentonville retailer Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced details of a three-for-one stock split Tuesday (Jan. 30) as part of its strategy to “maintain accessible share prices” for its employees. The…
by - January 30, 2024 1:18 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 30, 2024 11:56 am
Kristi Moody, executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer for Windstream Holdings, was recently elected to the board of directors of USTelecom | The Broadband Association. USTelecom is…
by - January 30, 2024 11:50 am
SolaRid, an artificial intelligence-based company that tracks insects in agriculture fields, has received a Phase II grant through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The Clinton-based agtech…
by - January 30, 2024 11:46 am
Black River Technical College (BRTC) vice president of Institutional advancement Dr. Karen Powers Liebhaber was recently selected as a fellow of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. Additional Arkansans…
