by - November 19, 2019 12:57 pm
Following several big job announcements across the state in the last month, Arkansas’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5% as the civilian labor pool increased by a tidy 1,626 jobs…
by - November 19, 2019 10:32 am
Your mom needs to go into a nursing home. To many people, these seem like the worst words they could hear. These are, however, the words that millions of Americans…
by - November 19, 2019 10:08 am
Hot Springs-based Radius Aerospace, Inc. announced it has acquired Doncasters Group Limited’s Aerospace Forming and Fabricating Business in Sheffield and Shrewsbury, located in the United Kingdom. The new division will…
by - November 19, 2019 10:03 am
Scot Davis, CEO of Arkansas Urology in Little Rock, has been elected to LUGPA’s board of directors. Founded in 2008, LUGPA is the only nonprofit urology trade association in the…
by - November 18, 2019 7:24 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings and revenue expectations in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 as the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer works to open three dealerships. After…
by - November 18, 2019 6:52 pm
U.S. consumers may have strong financial balance sheets but they still seek value with the purchases they make and the restaurants they chose. Coupon usage at restaurants is up 5%…
by - November 18, 2019 5:31 pm
Frontier Metropolitan Planning Organization and the city of Fort Smith are semifinalists in a competition that could lead to increased mobility through the city. Other finalists include Austin, Texas, and…
by - November 18, 2019 5:29 pm
Expansion-minded drug store operator Express Rx announced plans Monday (Nov. 18) to consolidate its varied office locations in several states into a new headquarters location in Little Rock, adding some…
by - November 18, 2019 2:44 pm
Arkansas State University has established a special scholarship plan for all United States active duty personnel and their spouses. The plan reduces all tuition for active duty personnel and their…
by - November 18, 2019 2:35 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said it will resume harvest operations at its Holcomb, Kan., beef complex the first week of December, with intentions to become fully operational by Jan. 1. The…
by - November 18, 2019 10:32 am
Industrial production and manufacturing production decreased by 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively, in October, from September, according to the Federal Reserve. Much of the decline can be attributed to the 7.1%…
by - November 17, 2019 7:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said internal polling he’s conducted shows strong support for passage of the half-cent sales tax for Arkansas highways. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business &…
by - November 17, 2019 2:48 pm
Taylor Harrison Speegle has been promoted to fill the position of vice president of development at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Speegle has served as the interim director since January 2019,…
by - November 17, 2019 2:38 pm
All Arkansans should have access to high-quality healthcare close to home. However, as a largely rural state, we have experienced significant shortages of physicians and other providers for many years,…
by - November 16, 2019 3:51 pm
Jack Moseley, a veteran journalist and long-time editor of the Southwest Times Record, passed away Nov. 15 at his home in Fort Smith. He was 82. Moseley, who was the…
by - November 15, 2019 6:55 pm
With less than a year until the November 2020 election, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and stakeholders for better roads officially launched their campaign for Issue 1, a permanent extension of a…
by - November 15, 2019 12:56 pm
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Larry Walther announced Friday (Nov. 15) that former State Rep. Charlie Collins will join DFA as Commissioner of Revenue. Collins joins DFA…
by - November 15, 2019 11:22 am
Washington Regional Urgent Care has expanded since Fayetteville-based healthcare provider Washington Regional Medical Center and Nashville, Tenn.-based healthcare provider Urgent Team announced a partnership in July. On Nov. 4, Washington…
by - November 15, 2019 11:00 am
Walmart has named Kathryn McLay, 45, as CEO for Sam’s Club. McLay replaced John Furner who was promoted to CEO of Walmart U.S. effective Nov. 1. McLay joined Walmart in…
by - November 14, 2019 7:37 pm
Thinly-traded Inuvo Corp., which called offer its $75 million merger with California-based ConversionPoint Technologies earlier this summer, eked out a third quarter profit shy of $1 million as the Little…
