by - February 22, 2021 4:36 pm
Donnie King, a long-time Tyson Foods executive, will be promoted to chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Dean Banks. The move was part of organizational changes the company said are…
by - February 22, 2021 4:13 pm
A state Senate bill that would exempt Arkansas residents from paying state income taxes on their unemployment benefits was passed in the House on Monday (Feb. 22) and is one…
by - February 22, 2021 3:38 pm
The nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Council announced Monday (Feb. 22) the first 25 recipients of its Life Works Here incentive program to attract remote workers to move to the region. They…
by - February 22, 2021 2:25 pm
Pinnacle Telecom, which began as a telephone company in Lavaca in 1941 and merged with Newroads Telecom in 2016, has sold to Oklahoma City-based Dobson Fiber. Terms of the deal,…
by - February 22, 2021 1:22 pm
Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning is building a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Fort Smith that will replace the existing plant the company built in 1984. The estimated $115 million project…
by - February 22, 2021 1:11 pm
A coalition led by Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield will attempt to educate Arkansans about the COVID-19 vaccine and ask employers to take a pledge that they will “strongly encourage”…
by - February 21, 2021 5:25 pm
Grand Savings Bank has purchased a new property at 104 N. Gentry Blvd. in Gentry. The location will replace the existing bank branch located at 101 S. Gentry Blvd. The…
by - February 21, 2021 11:47 am
President Joe Biden recently took action on energy-related policies to address climate change while seeking to restore scientific integrity across the federal government. An Arkansas energy leader sees his actions…
by - February 21, 2021 11:42 am
One hundred years of being in business is worthy of celebration, but in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells says it’s prudent to wait until safer…
by - February 21, 2021 8:56 am
Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, chair of the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, said in a Talk Business & Politics interview released Sunday (Feb. 21) that lawmakers may need…
by - February 20, 2021 9:26 am
Sustainability appears to be on everyone’s minds these days. Mere days after taking office, President Joe Biden signed executive orders reaffirming his administration’s commitment to advancing solar, wind and clean…
by - February 20, 2021 9:25 am
As a celebration of Black History Month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Student Government Association will hold a virtual conversation with prominent Black leaders in Arkansas. The event,…
by - February 20, 2021 9:18 am
During this week’s historic winter weather, power companies across the South were waylaid with shortages to meet demand. Intertwined regional grid systems and Texas’ standalone model complicated the flow of…
by - February 19, 2021 4:48 pm
Tractor Supply Company has announced the acquisition of Missouri-based Orscheln Farm and Home stores for $297 million in an all-cash deal that affects 167 stores in 11 states including Arkansas, Kansas…
by - February 18, 2021 3:38 pm
Business and healthcare leaders highlighted Thursday (Feb. 18) the success of a healthcare program to combat the spread of COVID-19, a new five-year plan of the Walton Family Foundation and…
by - February 18, 2021 3:36 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will once again have in-person commencement ceremonies in May. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduation will be different than in years past, but…
by - February 18, 2021 3:23 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said with $564.2 billion in sales the retailer is just getting started. He remembered the late former CEO David Glass saying the same thing more than…
by - February 18, 2021 1:24 pm
Soybean and cotton farmers got sobering news earlier this week when a much more herbicide resistant form of pigweed was discovered in the eastern-most section of Northeast Arkansas. Tom Barber,…
by - February 18, 2021 11:50 am
Walmart disappointed the equity markets Thursday (Feb. 18) with a 12-cent per share earnings miss in the fourth quarter, despite record revenue and strong same-store sales. Fourth-quarter earnings on an adjusted…
by - February 18, 2021 11:44 am
Revolution, a sustainable plastic solutions manufacturer located in Little Rock, has acquired Jadcore, LLC to expand its closed-loop manufacturing capabilities and further penetrate the Midwest market with environmentally-friendly plastic products…
