by - February 12, 2020 2:41 pm
China is a long way from Northwest Arkansas but its impact to the region’s two largest companies is important. Tyson Foods and Walmart each have substantial operations in China and…
by - February 12, 2020 12:30 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the Department of Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business will be named for William Dillard, the founder of Little…
by - February 12, 2020 12:19 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the buy here, pay here used car dealer has been added to the S&P SmallCap 600 index as the company’s stock price on…
by - February 12, 2020 12:02 pm
Walmart continues to make personnel changes as the retailer’s new fiscal year gets underway. The latest realignment is taking place in the company’s vast marketing division, headed up by chief…
by - February 12, 2020 10:17 am
An exhibit of 51 photographs from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be on display at the Hot Springs Convention Center during baseball weekend on May 8-9….
by - February 11, 2020 5:06 pm
While the death toll and number of new cases related to the coronavirus continues to rise in China, the impact of the respiratory illness has expanded into the U.S. energy,…
by - February 11, 2020 4:50 pm
Tyson Foods’ beef and pork subsidiary and Jacob Stern & Sons of Houston, Texas, launched a joint venture known as JST Global that intends to serve the global fats and…
by - February 11, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 11) he created three goals at the beginning of 2019 regarding the C&H Farms hog operation along the Buffalo River watershed, and all three…
by - February 11, 2020 2:56 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave approval to the first treatment for life-threating peanut allergies in children, and many Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) scientists, supporters and…
by - February 11, 2020 1:11 pm
Armed with strong financial positions consumers are expected to dole out $27.4 billion on goods and services for Valentine’s Day this year. That’s up 32% from a year ago and…
by - February 11, 2020 11:25 am
In early 2018, Structurlam Mass Timber Corp. hired Hardy Wentzel as its new CEO. He had a prioritized strategic plan: Expand the Canadian-based manufacturing company with a southern U.S. facility….
by - February 11, 2020 10:58 am
The University of Central Arkansas received a $149,991 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas during a special presentation on the UCA campus on Monday (Feb….
by - February 11, 2020 10:54 am
Arkansas State University’s Division of Diversity & Community Engagement and St. Bernards Healthcare will sponsor “LEAAPing into Diversity & Inclusion” on Feb. 21. The conference will be from 9 a.m….
by - February 10, 2020 9:11 pm
Arkansas has not seen any cases of the novel coronavirus that has killed 900 people worldwide, but it has planned for such pandemics, and anyone who has been to China…
by - February 10, 2020 6:16 pm
The application process for the UAMS Cancer Institute to gain a National Cancer Institute designation could take 3-4 years, its director told legislators Monday (Feb. 10). Speaking to the House…
by - February 10, 2020 6:01 pm
The Arkansas Colleges for Health Education (ACHE) and Ouachita Baptist University signed an affiliation agreement Monday (Feb. 10) that will help students navigate the complex world of medical school admissions….
by - February 10, 2020 5:12 pm
The trucking industry is expected to have a good year in 2020, compared to 2019, as the U.S. economy grew about 2.2%, and that level of growth should be sustainable…
by - February 10, 2020 4:48 pm
Erin Simpson has been hired as executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer by Little Rock-based Encore Bank. Simpson is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and holds…
by - February 10, 2020 4:40 pm
Dr. Mike Hernandez has been hired as the executive director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (AAEA). The AAEA Board of Directors made the announcement on Monday (Feb. 10)…
by - February 10, 2020 4:11 pm
The federal spending bill approved in late 2019 included provisions to reinstate the $1 per gallon biodiesel mixture credit, which is commonly referred to as the biodiesel tax credit, according…
