by - April 16, 2019 7:51 am
Best Buy names first female CEO
Electronics giant Best Buy has promoted Corie Barry to CEO as Hubert Joly is assuming the role of executive chairman effective June 11. Barry, 43, will be the first woman…
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by - April 15, 2019 7:02 pm
First quarter net income up 6.3% at Signature Bank
White River Bancshares Co., the holding company of Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas, reported Monday (April 15) that first quarter net income was $1.166 million, up from $1.096 million during…
by - April 15, 2019 6:38 pm
J.B. Hunt misses analyst expectations, profit rises 1%, revenue up 7%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services profits and revenue increased as a result of rising rates and new customer contracts but didn’t rise to expected levels after factoring in increased costs and…
by - April 15, 2019 6:24 pm
ArcBest boss receives ‘Woman in Logistics’ award
Judy McReynolds, chairman, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, has been named winner of the Women in Trucking Association’s 2019 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award. McReynolds, also one of…
by - April 15, 2019 5:05 pm
Arkansas Works numbers show 1.8% rise
The number of people served by the state’s Arkansas Works program increased by 4,215 from March 1 to April 1. The state’s Department of Human Services reported Monday (April 15)…
by - April 15, 2019 5:02 pm
Fort Smith Chamber to hold ‘Signing Day’ event for skilled trades jobs
The growing popularity of “signing days” that connect high school and higher ed students with business and industry has made its way to Fort Smith with an event set for…
by - April 15, 2019 3:40 pm
ASU revamps its approach to incoming students
Arkansas State University is changing its approach to incoming students and has renamed and repurposed the university’s Office of Admissions under Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Dr. Bryan Terry. All…
by - April 15, 2019 3:27 pm
Fletcher Lord III named president of Crow-Burlingame
Little Rock-based Crow-Burlingame has appointed Fletcher Lord III as president of the family-owned company that marks its 100th anniversary this year. Lord, who has served as vice president since 2012,…
by - April 15, 2019 3:18 pm
In less than four years, Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville welcomes one million visitors
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville has reached a milestone. Museum officials issued a news release Monday (April 16) saying the venue had surpassed the one million guest mark this…
by - April 15, 2019 3:06 pm
UAMS scientist receives $1.86 million grant for virus, cancer research
A UAMS researcher has received a grant for $1.86 million to study poxvirus with implications for infectious disease and cancer. The poxvirus — with its applications for the investigation of…
by - April 15, 2019 2:59 pm
Simmons First National Corp. completes merger with Reliance Bancshares of St. Louis
Simmons First National Corp. announced that it completed its acquisition of Reliance Bancshares, Inc., headquartered in the St. Louis, Missouri. A definitive agreement to acquire Reliance was previously announced in…
by - April 15, 2019 2:52 pm
UCA’s Bruner to serve on Metroplan livable communities regional advisory committee
Moriah Bruner, project coordinator for the Center for Community and Economic Development in the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas, has been appointed to…
by - April 15, 2019 2:41 pm
Fed cattle prices likely have peaked
Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, said Monday (April 15) fed cattle prices have likely peaked on schedule in late March at nearly $129 per hundredweight….
by - April 15, 2019 1:27 pm
Arkansas Hospitality Association ordering up results
Like a chef at a popular restaurant, Montine McNulty is serving up dishes of hospitality that have resulted in more jobs, surging tax collections, and most importantly a contribution to…
by - April 15, 2019 12:05 pm
One in 10 households pay energy bills indirectly as part of rent or fees
About 11% of U.S. households indirectly pay for using electricity, natural gas, fuel oil or propane through rent, fees or to a third party such as a housing authority, according…
by - April 15, 2019 7:48 am
Former Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola joins Barber Law Firm
Former Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola has joined the Barber Law Firm in Little Rock as an attorney for the group. Stodola served for 12 years a mayor of Arkansas’…
by - April 14, 2019 7:38 pm
UAMS, Ronald McDonald Charities of Arkansas to create new family space near NICU
Parents of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will have a new option for being near their newborns on…
by - April 14, 2019 3:42 pm
The Supply Side: Grocery consolidation likely to continue in challenging market
Food retail and food suppliers were active in mergers and acquisitions last year, and the trend is expected to continue, said David Schoeder, principal with The Food Partners in suburban…
by - April 14, 2019 3:17 pm
Governor’s chief of staff says transformation will borrow from past Homeland Security experience
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s chief of staff Alison Williams plans to draw on experiences from more than a decade ago as she oversees a plan to consolidate state agencies. Williams, who…
by - April 13, 2019 8:31 pm
Candace Franks leads State Bank Department through a new era of growth and change
It makes perfect sense that the state’s top banking regulator has a background in history as well as legal and financial expertise. Arkansas State Bank Commissioner Candace Franks has served…