by - May 14, 2019 11:07 am
Fort Smith’s building sector had a nice boost in April with total building activity for the month rising above the entire total for the first quarter of the year. Fort…
by - May 14, 2019 7:59 am
Fast-growing BSR Real Estate Investment Trust posted first quarter profits of $15.1 million Monday (May 13) nearly one year after the Little Rock-based apartment owner and operator completed its initial…
by - May 14, 2019 7:52 am
CHI St. Vincent Foundation has successfully achieved its fundraising goal of $4 million for its new Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI) Research and Education Center. Foundation officials said they raised more…
by - May 14, 2019 7:45 am
Fed cattle prices continued to rally through April and surpassed seasonal peaks in March, according to Derrell Peel, agriculture extension specialist with Oklahoma State University. He said April looks to…
by - May 13, 2019 6:15 pm
In response to the latest round of retaliatory tariffs by China on U.S. goods, President Donald Trump said his administration is working on an aid package for farmers. The package…
by - May 13, 2019 4:59 pm
Retail behemoth Walmart Inc. will report first-quarter earnings Thursday (May 16) before the opening bell. Wall Street anticipates net income of $2.925 billion for the quarter ending April 30, or…
by - May 13, 2019 3:11 pm
Perpetual rains, the ongoing trade war with China, and low commodity prices are putting intense pressure on Arkansas farmers as the planting season unfolds, and one crop, corn is now…
by - May 13, 2019 1:31 pm
Arkansas State Parks will begin opening Monument Trails, a collection of destination mountain biking trails, throughout the state in June. The trails will merge “world-class riding with architecture, art and…
by - May 13, 2019 1:08 pm
Arkansas lottery officials said Monday (May 13) that game sales in fiscal 2019 so far have raised $82.5 million for state scholarships, more than $11 million, or 15.4%, over the…
by - May 13, 2019 6:44 am
Three decades after rock band Queen declared “I Want it All and I Want it Now,” consumers increasingly are now finding that they can do just that — get nearly…
by - May 13, 2019 6:40 am
CARTI, the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, announced the opening of The Breast Center at CARTI. From routine mammography screenings to the early detection and treatment of breast cancer and…
by - May 12, 2019 11:13 pm
Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for Farmers and Merchants Bank completed its previously announced acquisition of Mountain Home Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, Integrity First Bank, N.A….
by - May 12, 2019 7:06 pm
Sebastian County is one of six counties selected from more than 3,000 U.S. counties as part of a Walton Family Foundation-funded project to study food insecurity. The Fort Smith Board…
by - May 12, 2019 10:50 am
Wright Lindsey Jennings attorney Meredith Lowry spends her days helping clients protect their intellectual property. She’s also active in advancing the state’s technology sector and promoting more female entrepreneurs. And,…
by - May 12, 2019 10:23 am
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., said the debate over highway funding doesn’t need to end with just the current proposal that rolled out of the latest legislative session and he’s…
by - May 12, 2019 12:04 am
Editor’s note: Talk Business & Politics has launched a new weekend series of insights from well-known business and political leaders seeking their advice to share with peers and newcomers. Our…
by - May 11, 2019 10:37 pm
The uneven roll-out of the state’s legal marijuana industry on Friday and Saturday is expected to extend into next week as hundreds of patients crowded two Hot Springs stores to…
by - May 11, 2019 8:53 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 29 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 10, 2019 12:56 pm
Tennessee-based wireless retailer Cellular Sales has opened its 10th Arkansas store with a location inside a new multi-tenant retail building at 2204 S. Promenade Blvd. in Rogers, near Pinnacle Hills…
by - May 10, 2019 11:38 am
Net income for 43 U.S. oil producers rose to a five-year high of $28 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Based on net income, 2018…
