by - June 18, 2019 6:43 pm
Walmart filed a Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) with the state of North Carolina detailing the elimination of 569 finance and accounting jobs located in Charlotte. The WARN notice…
by - June 18, 2019 4:27 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District Commission agreed Tuesday (June 18) to gather information on a possible “Ambassador” program to address a growing concern about the safety of those…
by - June 18, 2019 4:06 pm
Amazon will lease 15 more 737-800 cargo aircraft made by Boeing through a partnership with General Electric Capital Aviation Services, according to comments made by the e-commerce giant at the…
by - June 18, 2019 3:22 pm
January-February hospitality tax collections among 17 cities surveyed for the Arkansas Tourism Ticker were up 2.1% compared with the same period in 2018, and the state’s 2% tourism tax revenue…
by - June 18, 2019 10:19 am
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward has been elected vice president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) for 2019-20. The elections were held at the organization’s…
by - June 17, 2019 7:03 pm
When Van Buren Original formed a few years ago to help make Van Buren’s downtown a viable center of Van Buren, one of its goals was to have a thriving…
by - June 17, 2019 5:14 pm
Feral hogs have been a problem for Arkansas landowners in recent years and another step has been taken to remove the unwanted and sometimes dangerous wildlife. The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s…
by - June 17, 2019 5:09 pm
Several Franklin County officials came to Little Rock to speak with the Trump administration’s top labor official, but returned home on Monday (June 17) with disappointing news about the future…
by - June 17, 2019 4:57 pm
CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock announced the grand opening of the new Arkansas Neuroscience Institute and Research and Education Center aimed at improving treatment outcomes for patients. The center…
by - June 17, 2019 3:38 pm
Conway-based Centennial Bank announced Monday (June 17) its mobile app users and clients will now have access to a mobile banking app called Zelle. “Centennial Bank is focused on our…
by - June 17, 2019 3:31 pm
Walmart is launching its own version of grocery delivery subscriptions, called “Delivery Unlimited.” The service allows shoppers to pay $12.95 per month or $98 a year to cover their grocery…
by - June 17, 2019 12:53 pm
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told more than 100 state and local officials in Little Rock on Monday (June 17) that congressional approval of the Trump administration’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade pact…
by - June 17, 2019 12:24 pm
Fort Smith Public School students are getting right to the nuts and bolts of things during a recent weeklong camp taking a look at advanced manufacturing. Thanks to a grant…
by - June 17, 2019 8:29 am
Lockheed Martin announced a $142 million expansion investment in its Camden, Ark. facilities that will add another 326 new workers to the complex. Currently, Lockheed Martin employs around 700 workers…
by - June 17, 2019 12:02 am
Arkansas’ overall ranking improved from 41st to 40th in the latest annual Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book. Its economic well-being ranking improved from 44th to 36th, but…
by - June 16, 2019 10:34 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge reached a settlement with Student CU Connect LLC (CUSO) for former ITT Tech students resolving a multi-state investigation which alleged that ITT and CUSO used…
by - June 16, 2019 9:58 pm
Brock Ferguson has been named vice president of commercial lending at Centennial Bank, according to Deana Osment, Northeast Arkansas Division President. “We are fortunate to have Brock on our lending…
by - June 16, 2019 3:24 pm
Lowell-based financial services agency Central Research Inc. (CRI) recently opened a call center at Ozark Center Point Place in Springdale. The 5,500-square-foot call center at 5320 W. Sunset Ave. Suite…
by - June 15, 2019 10:31 pm
Trucking pioneer Steve Williams has done things the “maverick” way for nearly 40 years. He founded Maverick Transportation in 1980 after the trucking industry was deregulated. With a one-room in…
by - June 14, 2019 5:10 pm
Sam Walton once said the best ideas often come from the people who work and shop the retail giant. That proved to be true recently when Walmart CEO Doug McMillon…
