by - June 5, 2019 10:19 am
U.S manufacturing companies’ seasonally adjusted after-tax profits rose 7.2%, or by $11 billion, to $164.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019, from $153.2 billion in the fourth quarter of…
by - June 4, 2019 7:35 pm
The Arkansas State University Innovation System’s Garage is moving onto campus this week to make the unit more accessible to students, executive director Ty Keller said. Aside from proximity, the…
by - June 4, 2019 7:31 pm
Winrock International is implementing a USDA-funded program to provide training and resources for three rural Arkansas municipalities to pursue economic development opportunities and confront challenges specific to each community. The…
by - June 4, 2019 7:21 pm
Wal-Mart acquired a 52% stake of South African-based Massmart in 2011 for $1.58 billion as part of the retailer’s emerging market strategy. But eight years later the retail giant rarely…
by - June 4, 2019 4:08 pm
The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Treasury on Tuesday (June 4) moved forward with plans to fully implement President Donald Trump’s foreign policy changes on Cuba first unveiled two years…
by - June 4, 2019 3:44 pm
Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville has donated $1 million to NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC). The money will support the two-year Bentonville college’s health professions and nurse training programs….
by - June 4, 2019 2:56 pm
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA), a program of the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas, has hired Dr. Donald Walker as its director. In…
by - June 4, 2019 2:48 pm
Big River Steel on Monday (June 3) announced it had closed on a debt-and-equity financing arrangement to expand its scrap metal recycling and flat-rolled steel production facility in Osceola, doubling…
by - June 4, 2019 1:00 pm
U.S. production of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGLs) rose 13%, or by more than 500,000 barrels per day, to 5 million barrels per day in 2018, from 2017, according to the…
by - June 4, 2019 12:58 pm
The Urban Institute is in Fort Smith this week to share data, gather comments and generate ideas to fight food insecurity. Sebastian County is one of six counties selected from…
by - June 4, 2019 12:46 pm
Solar power developer Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock announced plans Tuesday (June 4) to build a 585-kilowatt (kW) solar power plant that will meet all the electricity demand…
by - June 4, 2019 12:45 pm
Gross tax revenue for 11 months of Arkansas’ fiscal year totaled $6.401 billion at the end of May, up 5.5% compared to the same period in 2018 and 3.1% above…
by - June 4, 2019 11:45 am
The first Friday in June is the standing time for Walmart’s annual shareholders’ celebration with its employees. Again this year, the retail giant has opted to divide its formal business…
by - June 4, 2019 10:50 am
Georgia-Pacific announced Tuesday (June 4) it is permanently shutting down the equipment and processes supporting the bleached board operations at its Crossett facility in south Arkansas as of October 2019….
by - June 4, 2019 10:45 am
A survey conducted last year across Northwest Arkansas indicates more concern regarding diabetes, obesity and mental health than previous issues of cancer, drug use and aging. The Northwest Arkansas Community…
by - June 4, 2019 10:22 am
If President Donald Trump moves forward with his plan to impose a 5% tariff on all goods from Mexico starting on June 10, the impact would be equal to a…
by - June 4, 2019 10:09 am
Simmons Bank has named Leslie Parnell as senior vice president of treasury management and strategic development. Parnell will have direct oversight of Simmons’ Treasury Management team, including sales, product, customer…
by - June 4, 2019 10:04 am
Walmart is often beaten up in the media for being “big business” making profits on the back of its hourly workforce, but the retail giant is working hard to change…
by - June 4, 2019 9:27 am
The latest annual report from the National Institutes of Health shows that cancer death rates continued to decline in men, women and children across the U.S. from 1999 to 2016….
by - June 3, 2019 6:38 pm
The poultry industry is concerned it will be targeted by retaliatory tariffs on exports in the wake of the 5% duty on Mexican imports announced by President Donald Trump this…
