by - February 20, 2020 11:29 pm
The Department of Transformation and Shared Services (TSS) Division of Information Systems (DIS) announced Thursday (Feb. 20) that Joshua McGee, PhD, will become the state’s chief data officer (CDO). In…
by - February 20, 2020 11:17 pm
The amount of food produced to sustain the world’s population will have to double this century to keep up with population growth, according to experts. New and improved ways to…
by - February 20, 2020 6:02 pm
Rural Arkansas hospitals have fared better than those in surrounding states because of the state’s expansion of the Medicaid population, but they face increasing financial pressures that could lead to…
by - February 20, 2020 5:32 pm
A partnership between Mercy Fort Smith and Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will bring a new residency program to Mercy and an annual $23 million economic boost to the…
by - February 20, 2020 4:03 pm
The Bentonville Schools Board of Education has extended the contract of Superintendent Dr. Debbie Jones by one year through at least the 2022-23 school year. “Dr. Jones is a thoughtfully…
by - February 20, 2020 10:14 am
Bentonville arts venue the Momentary is set to open Feb. 22, and members can visit it the day before. The 63,000-square-foot satellite to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art was…
by - February 20, 2020 8:49 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has chosen Arias (Al) Massri as vice president of finance and administration, a position vacated by Debi Buckley who retired in November after nine…
by - February 19, 2020 6:46 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Noel White said despite the opening of China for U.S. protein, a six-fold increase in pork exports, and robust chicken exports to begin 2020, the new coronavirus…
by - February 19, 2020 6:43 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares Inc., (HOMB) the publicly traded parent company of Centennial Bank, has a deal in place to acquire LH-Finance, the marine lending division of Bridgeport, Conn.,-based People’s United…
by - February 19, 2020 6:30 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings and revenue rose in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 as it beat analysts’ expectations for the period and ended the trading day with a record-high stock…
by - February 19, 2020 5:50 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2020 Arkansas Century Farm program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for at…
by - February 19, 2020 5:43 pm
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Scott Bennett is retiring effective March 20, 2020. Bennett informed the Highway Commission of his decision in a letter dated Feb. 19. “I’ve had…
by - February 19, 2020 5:28 pm
Walmart continues to draw Wall Street support, despite the slight earnings miss in the retailer’s fourth-quarter reported Tuesday (Feb. 17). Some analysts polled by Talk Business & Politics believe Walmart…
by - February 19, 2020 4:59 pm
If the mission of a university is to graduate students, understanding their financial needs is imperative. The concept is one officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith say…
by - February 19, 2020 1:41 pm
The charitable arm of electric utility American Electric Power (AEP) has donated $1 million to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The gift from the AEP Foundation will support students…
by - February 19, 2020 1:24 pm
Tyson Foods said chief accounting officer Steve Gibbs will be leaving the company effective Friday (Feb. 21). Gibbs joined Tyson Foods in December 2018. He has accepted employment with an…
by - February 19, 2020 12:39 pm
Georgia-Pacific President and CEO Christian Fischer will headline the Arkansas Economic Development Foundation luncheon (AEDF) on April 21 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Christian Fischer was named…
by - February 19, 2020 9:56 am
Dallas-based electrical wholesale distributor City Electric Supply recently announced it has opened stores in Jonesboro and Alexander and has plans to open other locations in Arkansas. The 6,600-square-foot Jonesboro store is at…
by - February 18, 2020 8:38 pm
Hendrix College Associate Professor of Religious Studies Dr. William M. Gorvine has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. He will use the funding to explore the relationship between…
by - February 18, 2020 5:26 pm
International trade wars, low commodity prices, and erratic weather have plagued farmers throughout the country in recent years and the number of farmers going bankrupt is on the rise, according…
