by - August 6, 2019 11:21 am
The Conductor, a public-private partnership between the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie Consulting, announced that Grace Rains and Tiffany Henry will join its leadership team as the Director…
by - August 6, 2019 11:09 am
The Head Start/Early Head Start Program in Pulaski County has received a grant of $41 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant has been administered…
by - August 6, 2019 11:03 am
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, director of the Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant…
by - August 5, 2019 7:48 pm
A top White House official on Monday (Aug. 5) said that policymakers in Little Rock and across Arkansas already have a “green light” to seek private investment for distressed, low-income…
by - August 5, 2019 7:05 pm
The Arkansas Small Business Association is there to help Fort Smith area business, or at least the small ones, get started and continue to flourish. David Moody, deputy director of…
by - August 5, 2019 2:01 pm
Poor, black sharecroppers in Phillips County had tolerated low wages and terrible work conditions since the end of the Civil War, but after World War I ended they’d had enough….
by - August 5, 2019 12:45 pm
Walmart’s 51% stake in South African retailer Massmart continues to disappoint as the retailer forecast more lower-than-expected earnings across all four of its divisions for the six months ended June…
by - August 5, 2019 12:24 pm
Tyson Foods outperformed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter with net income of $676 million, or $1.84 per share, up from $541 million, or $1.47 per share, in…
by - August 5, 2019 12:21 pm
As Northwest Arkansas continues its journey to becoming a healthcare destination, one group of doctors is already there. Over the past 12 years, Dr. Josh Roller and his team of…
by - August 4, 2019 6:48 pm
Retail is a detailed business, and even though online sales growth is eclipsing brick-and-mortar, the physical store has likely never been more important, according to Andy Wilson, retired Walmart executive….
by - August 4, 2019 10:18 am
Arkansas’ tourism industry has been on a roll for a decade. Following a dip — experienced in nearly every state during the Great Recession — the Natural State rebounded quickly…
by - August 3, 2019 7:34 am
If all goes as projected, U.S. families will spend upwards of $26 billion over the next several weeks preparing to send their K-12 students back to school, according to the…
by - August 3, 2019 7:27 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - August 2, 2019 6:51 pm
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office said that an effort to add a ballot referendum that would overturn a law expanding the scope of practice for optometrists has fallen short…
by - August 2, 2019 5:27 pm
The European Union has never been a large market for U.S. beef exports, but President Trump announced Friday (Aug. 2) an agreement that will allow sales of 35,000 tons of…
by - August 2, 2019 1:57 pm
One month into the new fiscal year, Arkansas tax collections matched the state’s official forecast as net available general revenues came in just below year ago totals, the Arkansas Department…
by - August 2, 2019 12:51 pm
U.S. job growth cooled in July as the nation’s unemployment rate remained at 3.7% and only 164,000 workers were added to payrolls, well below last month’s totals and the monthly…
by - August 2, 2019 12:27 pm
Petroleum accounted for 36% of total energy consumption in 2018 and was the largest primary source of energy consumed in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - August 1, 2019 5:31 pm
Col. Robert Kinney, the first non-pilot to command the Arkansas National Guard 188th Wing in Fort Smith, is moving to a job in the nation’s capitol. 188th Wing Vice Commander…
by - August 1, 2019 3:31 pm
The beauty category is valued at more than $93 billion in North America and much of the growth in the high-margin category is online, fueled by social media and startup…
