by - October 20, 2021 7:13 am
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Wynne to construct a new industrial rail spur facility to…
by - October 19, 2021 7:37 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Tuesday (Oct. 19) the addition of six new members to its board of trustees. They include: Chris Barber, President and CEO, St. Bernards Healthcare;…
by - October 19, 2021 5:34 pm
Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE: MUSA) announced that David L. Goebel and Rosemary Turner have joined the company’s board of directors as independent directors. “We are honored to add Dave and…
by - October 19, 2021 5:19 pm
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University and Arkansas Continued Care Hospital of Jonesboro have reached an affiliation agreement that will allow NYITCOM’s…
by - October 19, 2021 5:11 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed more than $300 million in income tax breaks Tuesday (Oct. 19), but said there will not be a special session starting Oct. 25. He hopes a…
by - October 19, 2021 3:41 pm
64.6 Downtown will partner with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fort Smith Public School’s PEAK Innovation Center and the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) to…
by - October 19, 2021 3:13 pm
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a two-year, $5 million grant to Springdale-based nonprofit…
by - October 19, 2021 1:29 pm
The University of Arkansas will soon begin a search for the next dean of the School of Law following the announcement that Margaret Sova McCabe will step down at the…
by - October 19, 2021 12:35 pm
Siloam Springs is the first U.S. city and the second in North America to receive a Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone designation, according to a news release. The city earned an…
by - October 18, 2021 7:03 pm
Walmart is piloting a shop-to-text technology in select areas including Northwest Arkansas. The retailer said it is learning about when and how customers prefer to use a conversational shopping experience….
by - October 18, 2021 5:58 pm
Startup incubator and new business accelerator HealthTech Arkansas has selected five new companies to participate in its next cohort that launches on Nov. 2. For the 2021 program, the HealthTech…
by - October 18, 2021 5:47 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council announced six winners of the 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade. The awards were presented at a gala banquet on Wednesday, October 13,…
by - October 18, 2021 5:26 pm
Robert A. Young III, the former head of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, has stepped down as chair of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, with Northwest Arkansas real estate investor Laurice Hachem…
by - October 18, 2021 11:08 am
An expected rebound in river traffic emerged in recent months, with tonnage through September up 3.4% compared with the same period in 2020. Impacts from Hurricane Ida and the closure…
by - October 18, 2021 8:26 am
Justin Urso was appointed director of the McMillon Innovation Studio at the University of Arkansas earlier this year. In the six months since the appointment, he said the studio has…
by - October 17, 2021 11:12 am
University of Arkansas Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj thinks there could be higher priorities for Arkansas’ effort to become more economically competitive than lowering the state’s top income tax rate….
by - October 17, 2021 10:55 am
What happens in Las Vegas, as the old saying goes, is supposed to stay there. But we’re happy to share this news. Judges selected Bentonville tech startup Ox as the…
by - October 16, 2021 9:17 am
Jenks, Okla.-based Gateway First Bank announced Oct. 4 that Bryan Self of Rogers is the company’s new chief information officer. Self previously worked as executive director of information technology for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, where he…
by - October 16, 2021 9:15 am
Beauty is the newest battleground for market share among top retailers who have each doubled-down their efforts to glean more sales in this higher-margin category this fall. The NPD Group…
by - October 15, 2021 4:15 pm
Encore Bank announced Friday (Oct. 15) it has expanded into North Carolina and South Carolina with operations. Vice Chairman and Chief Banking Officer Phillip Jett said the expansion into the…
