by - July 2, 2019 11:35 am
The Van Buren trolley is adding evening runs to its schedule in order to accommodate those hoping to experience the growing evening entertainment along historic Main Street. The Van Buren…
by - July 2, 2019 10:52 am
Eyemart Express has opened a store in Rogers, giving the discount glasses retailer its fourth Arkansas location. The 3,506-square-foot store is at 2600 W. Pleasant Crossing Drive east of Interstate…
by - July 1, 2019 6:50 pm
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech looks to expand an investigation into former CEO Jim Phillips and require him to turn over documents related to “various financial wrongdoings” he committed that led…
by - July 1, 2019 4:05 pm
The planned Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center has hired Tim Burcham as its first director. Burcham was previously dean of the Agriculture College at Arkansas State University and held…
by - July 1, 2019 12:22 pm
Consumer spending throughout the spring helped sales tax revenue rebound in June among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenue…
by - July 1, 2019 9:43 am
A medical office transaction in Little Rock closed recently for $34.85 million. The purchase price equals $360.42 per square foot. Flagship Healthcare Trust (Flagship REIT), a private healthcare real estate…
by - June 30, 2019 12:41 pm
Alice Alt, vice president of development for the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, will take over for retiring president Jim Dunn on Monday (July 1). Dunn, who has served as the…
by - June 30, 2019 9:58 am
Although robots and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have boosted global productivity and economic growth, more than 2,030 manufacturing jobs now performed by humans will be lost to innovation in the…
by - June 30, 2019 9:46 am
Federal banking regulators this week released a new research study that shows mixed results for so-called Minority Depository Institution, or MDIs, in terms of financial stability, revenue generation and loan…
by - June 30, 2019 9:37 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj has plenty to talk about these days, including debt impact on Arkansans and a growing separation of incomes that he believes threatens democracy. Appearing…
by - June 29, 2019 12:37 pm
If everything remains as is, growing budget deficits could drive federal debt held by American taxpayers to unprecedented levels over the next 30 years, according to the latest U.S. budget…
by - June 29, 2019 10:34 am
Aerobatic airplane manufacturer Game Composites of Bentonville recently received a production certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with plans to increase the production of its GB1 GameBird aerobatic airplane….
by - June 29, 2019 10:19 am
Now part of New York-based Interpublic Group (IPG), Conway-based Acxiom recently announced it has expanded its digital and global data capabilities to Japan, Australia, Spain and Canada. Acxiom said it…
by - June 29, 2019 5:12 am
Flake and Kelley Commercial CEO Hank Kelley, Jr. and his wife, Stephanie, have endowed a scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock that will provide scholarships to minority…
by - June 28, 2019 8:35 pm
Former Fort Smith Director of Planning Wally Bailey has taken his talents across the river to take up the reins as the Van Buren’s planning director. Bailey started with Van…
by - June 28, 2019 9:49 am
Solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock recently completed a 360-kilowatt solar power plant for telecommunications provider Arkwest Communications in Danville. The plant is the largest solar…
by - June 27, 2019 9:17 pm
The Kays Foundation has awarded grants to three Arkansas State University faculty members to help support their projects during the 2019-20 academic year. Terry Carty, executive vice president of The…
by - June 27, 2019 8:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education, in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Health and Medicaid in the Schools, selected five Arkansas schools to each receive $540,000 over a five-year period…
by - June 27, 2019 8:53 pm
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP), a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), announced their 2020 Downtown Revitalization Grant recipients at an awards presentation on Tuesday (June 25)….
by - June 27, 2019 6:59 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) got clearance from a federal judge this week to intervene in the ongoing lawsuit against some of the largest poultry processing companies in the…
