by - March 13, 2019 3:11 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Plant Board on Wednesday (March 13) approved a proposal from the Boll Weevil Committee for a $1 per acre refund to all Arkansas cotton farmers from…
by - March 13, 2019 3:05 pm
Amazon Prime shows no signs of losing members despite some subscription fatigue being felt among consumers. A recent prediction from eMarketer estimates 51.3% of U.S. households will be Amazon Prime…
by - March 13, 2019 3:05 pm
A bill funding a National Cancer Institute designation passed a Senate committee Wednesday (March 13) though by itself it would raise less than the $10.5 million sponsors have been seeking….
by - March 13, 2019 2:21 pm
Lockheed Martin has developed the first system that will provide reliable 4G LTE cell phone service to existing cell phones through hot spots that receive the service from satellites, according…
by - March 13, 2019 11:19 am
In 2018, 31.3 gigawatts of utility-scale electricity generating capacity were added in the United States while 18.7 gigawatts of the capacity were retired, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - March 13, 2019 10:47 am
Retail food prices ticked higher in February, up 1.5% from a year ago and 0.3% higher than in January, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The increase expected…
by - March 13, 2019 1:24 am
Arkansas is among the 67 select semi-finalists still in the running to land the new national headquarters for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) farming-related research and science-funding groups. U.S….
by - March 12, 2019 9:10 pm
Fort Smith voters rejected a one-cent, nine-month sales tax that would have raised an estimated $16 million for completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum. Unofficial results showed that 64.7% of…
by - March 12, 2019 8:00 pm
Editor’s note: CJRW’s team of professionals will be providing Talk Business & Politics a daily roundup of activity from this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The reporting crew consists…
by - March 12, 2019 7:47 pm
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson declared this week (March 10-16) as Arkansas Agriculture Week. He made the proclamation Tuesday (March 12) at a ceremony held at the state capitol in conjunction…
by - March 12, 2019 7:10 pm
Mercy announced its partners in the Northwest Arkansas internal medicine residency program will be adding three additional slots this summer, thanks in part to a $750,000 grant from the Walmart…
by - March 12, 2019 6:30 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday (March 12) took a final step to allow Walmart, J.B. Hunt and other Arkansas companies to “test drive” up to three autonomous or driverless vehicles…
by - March 12, 2019 4:13 pm
America’s Car-Mart expects used vehicle prices to remain elevated through tax season and tax refund amounts its customers receive to increase from last year as the Bentonville-based buy here, pay…
by - March 12, 2019 2:49 pm
Arkansas motorists will pay 3 cents more for a gallon of gasoline and 6 cents more for diesel after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed part of what he called “the largest…
by - March 12, 2019 11:52 am
Fayetteville-based WhyteSpyder is making the move to downtown Springdale to be part of the city’s efforts to create a technology hub. The company is the latest business to make an…
by - March 12, 2019 10:58 am
Little Rock-based Baptist Health system recently made changes to its executive leadership team. Doug Weeks, who previously served as the system’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, is now…
by - March 12, 2019 9:50 am
Arvest Bank has appointed Patricia Montague and Scott Spradley to its Springdale board of directors. Montague serves as senior vice president and administrator for Arkansas Children’s Northwest and has more…
by - March 12, 2019 8:43 am
William Fuller went on a hunting trip in 1896 with a friend to Louisiana and little did the Arkansas farmer know that the trip would turn him into a “king”…
by - March 11, 2019 11:00 pm
Editor’s note: CJRW’s team of professionals will be providing Talk Business & Politics a daily roundup of activity from this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The reporting crew consists…
by - March 11, 2019 8:59 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority real estate committee tabled discussion on a possible land use change and revision to the historic area plan following voiced concerns by many business owners…
