by - December 11, 2019 5:31 pm
Bank OZK invests in solar energy project
Bank OZK will invest in the construction of a solar power plant which will provide enough renewable energy to power its new corporate headquarters and up to 40 other Arkansas…
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by - December 11, 2019 3:01 pm
Cory Anderson tapped in interim for ForwARd Arkansas post
Rev. Cory Anderson has been named interim executive director for ForwARd Arkansas, effective immediately, following the early retirement of Executive Director Susan Harriman. Anderson is one of the founders and…
by - December 11, 2019 11:45 am
Economic headwinds add to challenge of restaurant ownership in the Fort Smith area
Good food, good service and a cash cushion are a must to have a shot at restaurant success in the Fort Smith area. But even then, a slow-growing population and…
by - December 11, 2019 10:02 am
Coal mining employment falls, wind energy capacity rises
Coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as coal demand has fallen, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Most U.S. coal is consumed in the electric power sector,…
by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
ASU business competition winners announced
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 10, 2019 6:35 pm
St. Bernards opens $103 million surgical tower
St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro has a new surgical and intensive care tower. A grand opening for the tower was held Tuesday (Dec. 10) and patient care in the…
by - December 10, 2019 5:25 pm
Windgate Foundation gifts $1.7 million to UAFS for art scholarship program
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) the university will receive $1.7 million from the Windgate Foundation. The university will receive three gifts from the foundation…
by - December 10, 2019 12:42 pm
Trump, Democrats find compromise on USMCA; Arkansas delegation and industry officials supportive
President Trump and Congressional Democrats struck a deal Tuesday (Dec. 10) on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a reset of the 25-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). For months,…
by - December 10, 2019 12:40 pm
Amid trade conflict, beef exports down 4.2% this year
October marked another sluggish month for beef exports that fell 9% from the year-ago period. The decline contributed to a year-over-year decrease of 4.2% for the first ten months of…
by - December 10, 2019 11:09 am
Walmart and Nuro test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston
Walmart has partnered with robotics startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston. The service uses R2, Nuro’s custom-built delivery vehicle that carried only products with no onboard driver…
by - December 10, 2019 8:57 am
China to lift some tariffs on soybeans and pork
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced it will lift tariffs on some U.S. soybean and pork exports to the country, but no specifics have been released. The two countries have…
by - December 9, 2019 6:57 pm
Construction set to begin on ‘Arts On Main’ expansion in downtown Van Buren
Construction will start this month on the new home for the Center for Art & Education in Van Buren. The center recently held a ground-breaking ceremony at what will be…
by - December 9, 2019 5:38 pm
Baptist Health Foundation hires Lena Moore as chief development officer
Baptist Health Foundation has hired Lena Moore as its new chief development officer. Moore previously served as deputy executive director and development manager of the Clinton Foundation in Little Rock,…
by - December 9, 2019 5:03 pm
Tyson Foods to expand beef production in Kazakhstan
Tyson Foods’ fresh meat division signed an agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kusto Group to collaborate on a new beef processing plant in Kazakhstan, an emerging nation…
by - December 9, 2019 4:55 pm
Medical marijuana comes to Northeast Arkansas as first regional dispensary opens
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Northeast Arkansas will open Tuesday (Dec. 10) in Brookland. NEA Full Spectrum has been formally approved by Alcohol Beverage and Control to open for…
by - December 9, 2019 2:52 pm
Kansas City-based cybersecurity firm Fishtech Group plans Rogers office
Kansas City cybersecurity firm Fishtech Group is opening an office in Rogers. The company said Monday (Dec. 9) it’s opening a 10,000-square-foot Cyber Defense Center (CDC) at 4300 J.B. Hunt Drive….
by - December 9, 2019 12:14 pm
Walmart creates supply chain training program in India for micro businesses
Walmart is creating a supplier development program dubbed Walmart Vriddhi in India to train and equip 50,000 Indian small businesses to work to expand domestic supply chain capabilities and participate…
by - December 9, 2019 11:43 am
Laminated timber manufacturer to open plant in Conway, will support Walmart home office construction
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a company selected to help build Walmart’s expansive new corporate campus in Bentonville, will expand into the United States with a $90 million investment in an…
by - December 9, 2019 11:20 am
J.B. Hunt, JDA to integrate technology platforms
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will integrate its technology platform with the platform of technology company JDA Software Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz. J.B. Hunt and JDA announced Monday…
by - December 9, 2019 9:10 am
Arvest Bank promotes Rivaldo to regional executive
The chief executive of Arvest Bank’s largest market is moving up the company’s leadership chain. Craig Rivaldo, president and CEO of Arvest Benton County since May 2014, is set to…