by - January 5, 2021 11:26 am
Carvana on Tuesday (Jan. 5) opened its $40 million vehicle inspection and distribution center in West Memphis. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Commerce Secretary Mike Preston, Senator Keith Ingram, West Memphis Mayor…
by - January 5, 2021 11:22 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members during 2021 due to their leadership and service to the state’s largest business sector. The newest class represents agriculture…
by - January 5, 2021 10:56 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased at a faster rate in December as the overall economy grew for the eighth consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - January 5, 2021 9:41 am
It would not be easy to forecast what might unfold in the state’s banking sector in 2021 without first taking a look back. “2020 was certainly a challenging environment,” said…
by - January 5, 2021 9:35 am
Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods announced Monday (Jan. 4) Joel Sappenfield has joined the company as president of Simmons Prepared Foods after leaving his role as president of Siloam…
by - January 5, 2021 7:35 am
Two Little Rock wealth management firms are joining forces. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners and Trent Capital Management announced they will merge, creating a firm with more than $525 million in…
by - January 4, 2021 6:34 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations again set a new daily record in Monday’s (Jan. 4) Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) report, rising by 62 to 1,296. Available ICU beds fell from 58 on…
by - January 4, 2021 3:57 pm
Tyson Foods is appealing an order by Judge Linda Reade of the U.S. District Court of Northern District of Iowa. Reade’s order sends the ongoing negligence lawsuit filed by the…
by - January 4, 2021 3:48 pm
The cattle industry, like the rest of the world, is ready to move beyond 2020, but there will be numerous factors shaping the industry in the first few months of…
by - January 4, 2021 1:31 pm
In January, market research firm NPD Group estimated the U.S. market for beauty sales rose $78 million from the prior year. But by March, as consumers began working from home…
by - January 4, 2021 11:51 am
Arkansas accounting firm Landmark PLC announced Monday (Jan. 4) a merger that will expand the company to Arizona. Accounting and wealth management firm Monheit Frisch, with a staff of 17,…
by - January 4, 2021 10:36 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. recently announced it has increased its total permitting borrowings to $326 million, up from $241 million as the buy here, pay here used car dealer uses…
by - January 4, 2021 10:19 am
Editor’s note: See additional info in the noted section. Jonesboro-based Hytrol plans to invest more than $20 million to open a manufacturing operation in Fort Smith that will employ up…
by - January 4, 2021 9:48 am
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. recently announced that Stan Reid, vice president of North and South America, was named interim president after the recent departure of Joel Sappenfield, who…
by - January 4, 2021 8:26 am
Bryan Barnhouse has been named CEO of the Arkansas Research Alliance, the group said Monday (Jan. 4). Barnhouse has served as chief operating office of the alliance since 2016. Barnhouse…
by - January 4, 2021 8:18 am
Armor Bank has entered the Hot Springs market by hiring David Trice as Market President. Trice will office out of the bank’s loan production office located at 3948 Central, Suite…
by - January 3, 2021 7:14 pm
There are many facilities dedicated to hunger relief across Arkansas, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenge of coordinating food delivery to those in need. Scott Hamilton, CEO of…
by - January 3, 2021 12:52 pm
Arkansas establishments have experienced the second-lowest percentage of government-mandated closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency recently released survey results on how…
by - January 3, 2021 10:28 am
CARTI, the Little Rock-based nonprofit cancer treatment center, has added three new locations in south Arkansas in recent years and more expansion may be forthcoming. Adam Head, CARTI CEO since…
by - December 30, 2020 4:39 pm
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson said the Little Rock hospital is adding new emergency department space in an adjacent parking deck and may double up…
