by - February 3, 2020 11:52 am
Lowell-based financial services agency Central Research Inc. (CRI) announced Monday (Feb. 3) a new member of its leadership team. Bobby McKinnon, a retired officer in the Army, is the company’s…
by - February 3, 2020 11:00 am
The American Lung Association gave Arkansas a failing grade in three areas and Cs in two others in a report released Jan. 29. In its “State of Tobacco Control,” the…
by - February 3, 2020 8:06 am
Despite breakthroughs on two international trade deals and low unemployment in Arkansas, economist Mervin Jebaraj doesn’t expect much to change with the Arkansas economy in 2020. Jebaraj, who appeared on…
by - February 2, 2020 11:26 am
Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance executive director Chad Causey thinks breakthroughs on two trade fronts will stimulate his industries’ sales. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics,…
by - February 1, 2020 6:00 am
Secretary of State John Thurston gave approval to a ballot initiative that could allow voters to overturn a legislative act that broadened the powers of state optometrists. On Friday (Jan….
by - February 1, 2020 12:30 am
Arkansas State University has gone to the wolves, but it may also be going to the dogs, cats, cows and other animals. ASU announced Friday (Jan. 31) an agreement to…
by - February 1, 2020 12:01 am
HealthTech Arkansas, along with ten healthcare providers — Arkansas Heart Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Arkansas Urology, Baptist Health, CHI St. Vincent, Conway Regional, Mercy, St. Bernards Healthcare, University of Arkansas…
by - January 31, 2020 5:15 pm
Central Mall in Fort Smith has changed hands in a $17 million deal that moved ownership of the iconic location to Igal Namdar and Elliot Nassim of Great Neck, N.J.,…
by - January 31, 2020 12:54 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - January 31, 2020 6:42 am
Westrock Coffee Co., the Scott Ford startup, announced Friday (Jan. 31) it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire North Carolina-based S&D Coffee & Tea from publicly-traded Cott Corp….
by - January 30, 2020 6:59 pm
In his second State of the City speech, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. touted accomplishments during his first year on the job, while calling for a one cent sales…
by - January 30, 2020 5:26 pm
USA Truck on Thursday (Jan. 30) posted a 2019 net loss of $4.698 million, a wide swing from the $12.204 million gain in 2018. Total revenue in 2019 was $522.631…
by - January 30, 2020 4:01 pm
ArcBest posted 2019 net income of $39.985 million, well below the $67.262 million in 2018, but the sixth consecutive year of positive income. The transportation holding company also announced a…
by - January 30, 2020 3:43 pm
At least 74 people will be laid off at TMK-IPSCO, a welded pipe mill in Blytheville. The company was acquired by Tenaris earlier this month and the move was expected….
by - January 30, 2020 3:35 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Jan. 30) that Arkansas will explore a waiver for a block grant for its Medicaid program. The Trump administration announced earlier in the day that…
by - January 30, 2020 2:20 pm
The chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is asking the UA Board of Trustees to allow the school to begin the process of “formal academic planning,” a…
by - January 30, 2020 1:40 pm
Arkansas State Parks and the Walton Family Foundation are collaborating on a $40 million project to complete an 84.5-mile trail in the Delta region of Southeast Arkansas. Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 30, 2020 10:12 am
Benton and Washington counties experienced the highest growth in incoming investments in Arkansas from 2014 to 2017, according to a recent study. The analysis comes from financial technology company SmartAsset,…
by - January 30, 2020 9:01 am
Despite a fourth quarter loss driven by a mark-to-market loss and the extinguishment of debt, Murphy Oil finished 2019 with a $1.1 billion profit as it repositions itself as a…
by - January 29, 2020 10:11 pm
Finalists have been announced for the 2020 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program launched in 2016 by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The hall of fame…
