by - January 28, 2020 6:25 pm
Arkansas State University’s Bradbury Art Museum is about to celebrate its 20th year in existence and will welcome a new director. Garry Holstein becomes BAM director at the beginning of…
by - January 28, 2020 4:23 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville announced Tuesday (Jan. 28) enrollment on the 11th day of classes for the spring semester rose 0.4%, or by 34 students, to 7,604,…
by - January 28, 2020 3:40 pm
Social media giant Facebook is accepting applications for an initiative that provides Arkansas college students with “soft skills” and other workforce-ready tools necessary for entering the workforce. The program is…
by - January 28, 2020 3:32 pm
A lawsuit challenging the ballot referendum process has been dismissed by a Pulaski County judge. On Tuesday (Jan. 29), Judge Wendell Griffen dismissed the suit against the Arkansas Secretary of…
by - January 28, 2020 1:35 pm
Fourteen rural hospitals received Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield grants totaling $817,000 to fund their connection to a program enabling medical computer systems to talk to each other. The one-year…
by - January 28, 2020 12:28 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool selected Lanny Nickell as its executive vice president and chief operating officer and elected Bronwen Bastone of New York City to the…
by - January 28, 2020 10:50 am
Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF) closed more than $246 million in new production in 2019, a record total for the division of Arvest Bank. The production numbers were announced Tuesday (Jan….
by - January 28, 2020 10:24 am
Sarah Goforth has overseen the programs supporting entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Arkansas since June 2019. As executive director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Goforth’s role…
by - January 28, 2020 10:02 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 2.4%, or by $5.7 billion, to $245.5 billion in December, from November, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau on Tuesday…
by - January 27, 2020 8:13 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas’s Northeast Region has donated $148,387 to Black River Technical College. Executive Todd Holt recently presented a grant check to BRTC President…
by - January 27, 2020 7:47 pm
Impacts on the global economy from the growing threat of the coronavirus outbreak are beginning to spread with business closures, travel restrictions and losses in equity markets. The Dow Jones…
by - January 27, 2020 3:31 pm
Fayetteville-based White River Bancshares, the parent company of Signature Bank of Arkansas, has reported 2019 net income of $5.1 million, up 12.5% over the $4.6 million in 2018. Fourth quarter…
by - January 27, 2020 3:05 pm
Full year net income was up almost 3% and earnings per share beat the consensus estimate In what is the final full-year earnings report for the 132-year-old Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank…
by - January 27, 2020 2:09 pm
The Future School of Fort Smith is ready to move ahead with a $5.8 building expansion project. The expansion will add 18,000 square feet to the existing school, which is…
by - January 27, 2020 1:24 pm
2020 looks to bode well for some truckload carriers with a small market capitalization as rates become positive, but the fourth quarter of 2019 for truckload carriers is not expected…
by - January 27, 2020 10:05 am
Walmart Inc. announced Monday (Jan. 27) a $5 million grant to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C., as part of the Bentonville-based retailer’s…
by - January 26, 2020 5:26 pm
A new report shows owning a home is more affordable than renting a similar property in just over half of the country. The 2020 Rental Affordability Report was completed by…
by - January 26, 2020 5:24 pm
Industry analysts expect several changes for the consumer packaged goods industry in 2020. Top predictions include increased demand for pet products, further integration of the in-store and online shopping experiences…
by - January 26, 2020 1:04 pm
Forrest Wood, the founder of Ranger Boats who is often hailed as the founder of the modern bass boat, died Jan. 24. He was 87. Wood is survived by his…
by - January 24, 2020 4:05 pm
Union membership in Arkansas during 2019 was up more than 10%, going against the nationwide trend in which union numbers fell 1.15%. Union membership in the state also grew as…
