by - May 20, 2019 12:22 pm
The amount of electricity U.S. power plants will generate in the summer months of June through August is expected to fall 2% to 1,168 million megawatt-hours, from the same period…
by - May 20, 2019 12:18 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art, the first and only accredited collegiate school of art in the state, has hired its first executive director. The UA announced Monday (May…
by - May 19, 2019 10:10 pm
A mural celebrating the black cultural and entertainment community along Malvern Avenue in Hot Springs from the 1930s to the 1960s is near completion. “The mural celebrates the history and…
by - May 19, 2019 8:09 pm
Andrea Allen is the executive director of Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development. The center is home to the Small Business Technology Development Center, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and…
by - May 19, 2019 10:06 am
With Arkansas farmers struggling from a combination of terrible weather, low commodity prices and tariff and trade wars around the globe, Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Michael John Gray, a…
by - May 18, 2019 8:00 pm
Japan is the largest market for U.S. beef by a long shot despite some restrictions to variety meats and age guidelines that have been relaxed over the years. This week,…
by - May 17, 2019 2:58 pm
Jay Howard, founder and CEO of Bentonville-based home furnishings and interior design studio Howse, has hired Stephanie Funk as president and chief operating officer of a new division called Howse…
by - May 17, 2019 2:52 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 3.6% in April from the 3.7% in March, matching the record low first posted in March 2017. Year-over-year, the state economy added 10,700 jobs, a…
by - May 17, 2019 11:01 am
Retail giant Walmart Inc. has released additional details about its much-discussed new corporate campus in Bentonville and the first visible signs are imminent of what will arguably be the largest-ever…
by - May 17, 2019 9:40 am
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will hold a public hearing May 30 at Henderson State University to accept comments on the agency’s decision to issue an air permit…
by - May 16, 2019 8:06 pm
Pickleball may be coming to Chaffee Crossing, but the move might mean one of the area’s long-term churches leaves. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors passed a motion…
by - May 16, 2019 6:23 pm
Bodylove Naturals owners Stacey Antonelli and Wyatt Foley pitched their all-natural skin care product to Walmart at Open Call in June 2018. Walmart gave them a green light for the…
by - May 16, 2019 4:33 pm
U.S. energy production rose 8% to a record level of 96 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2018, from 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The rise…
by - May 16, 2019 4:22 pm
A slowing U.S. economy, ongoing trade wars and tariff impacts are the biggest threats to growth in Northwest Arkansas, according to Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business &…
by - May 16, 2019 4:15 pm
No Rest LLC of Jonesboro made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between March 15 and April 19, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - May 16, 2019 4:08 pm
The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) announced that its board of directors has appointed Ronald Mathieu as the new CEO of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Mathieu has resigned from his post with…
by - May 16, 2019 11:43 am
Same-store sales growth of 3.4% helped Walmart score net income of $3.842 billion in the first fiscal quarter ended April 30, up 80% from the $2.134 billion in the same…
by - May 16, 2019 11:29 am
The economy isn’t growing as fast as it was, but it’s still growing, and a recession may not occur until 2021 or even later, the American Trucking Associations’ chief economist…
by - May 16, 2019 9:38 am
The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) announced a $128 million fundraising campaign on Wednesday (May 15) and further noted that it had received commitments exceeding $118 million to-date. The Little Rock-based…
by - May 16, 2019 7:16 am
Dillard’s Inc. on Wednesday (May 15) posted flat earnings and same-store sales compared to a year ago as the Little Rock upscale retailer and other mall-anchored department stores struggle to…
