by - June 13, 2019 8:50 am
Fayetteville retailer Scott Crook, the co-founder and owner of longtime outdoor outfitter Pack Rat Outdoor Center, died Monday (June 10) at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was 72….
by - June 13, 2019 8:42 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has hired Jonathan Bricker as vice president and international business development representative for its treasury management division. Bricker has more than 16 years of industry experience. He…
by - June 12, 2019 7:35 pm
Wally Bailey, who has worked under six Fort Smith city administrators, is retiring as the city’s director of planning to pursue an opportunity that will not be as “all consuming.”…
by - June 12, 2019 6:40 pm
Walmart has called “time’s up” on Jet.com roughly three years since acquiring the e-commerce startup and the service founder Marc Lore for $3.3 billion. Walmart has tried to figure out…
by - June 12, 2019 5:41 pm
Northwest Arkansas has long been seen as a cradle for innovation and it’s also earned the distinction of a supply chain center of excellence. Next year it will also be…
by - June 12, 2019 3:18 pm
Even with unanswered questions concerning the 2020 census that the U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide on later this month, the U.S. Department of Commerce is moving ahead with a…
by - June 12, 2019 3:03 pm
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate fell to a record low of 2.9% in April, with all four counties in the region below 4%. The April 2018 rate was 3.7%….
by - June 12, 2019 2:55 pm
Sales and use tax growth through the first five months of 2019 is still on a record setting pace in Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, but that pace slowed…
by - June 12, 2019 2:44 pm
The Arkansas Plant Board on Tuesday (June 11) voted unanimously to appoint APB assistant director Scott Bray to the director’s post. Bray will replace Butch Calhoun who has served as…
by - June 12, 2019 12:43 pm
Electric utility Entergy Arkansas has started to offer a solar tariff that will allow customers to subscribe to blocks of solar energy generated by a solar facility near Stuttgart and…
by - June 12, 2019 11:12 am
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) in Little Rock received the highest level 1 designation by the American College of Surgeon (ACS) for its surgical center. ACH is one of only 17…
by - June 11, 2019 6:13 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors discussed Tuesday (June 11) the purchase of property near the river to be used for a ropes course and climbing obstacles park. If the…
by - June 11, 2019 6:01 pm
A coalition of Arkansas doctors are looking to deploy a rarely used ballot referendum to knock a new law off the books that would allow optometrists to perform eye surgeries…
by - June 11, 2019 4:38 pm
Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) will have an Arkansas connection in its proposal to build a casino in Pope County. CNB announced Tuesday (June 11) it is partnering with hospitality…
by - June 11, 2019 3:45 pm
Walmart’s $2 billion investment in the 2011 acquisition of South African-based retailer Massmart has been met with many challenges. The retail giant said much of that relates to the volatile…
by - June 11, 2019 2:33 pm
Northwest Arkansas is a hub for supply chain and food safety expertise and Walmart China is taking note. The Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center (WFSCC) in China is calling on…
by - June 11, 2019 2:08 pm
Zoya Hajianpour of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., joined the ranks of Walmart suppliers nearly one year ago. An entrepreneur whose passion is designing products that can improve everyday life, Hajianpour said…
by - June 11, 2019 1:34 pm
Amazon’s growth has been unprecedented and its brand value according to the 2019 BrandZ ranking is worth $315.5 billion, soaring 52% past Apple, which held the top spot for several…
by - June 11, 2019 1:28 pm
Keith Little has been promoted to president of Conway-based Centennial Bank’s mortgage division. The company announced Little’s promotion Tuesday (June 11). “Keith has been an integral part to the success…
by - June 11, 2019 11:33 am
The city of Jonesboro has been awarded a $2.335 million federal grant for a rail spur that will increase capacity for delivery and storage to businesses in the Jonesboro Industrial…
