by - June 21, 2019 3:26 pm
Arkansas’ unemployment rate held for the second straight month at 3.6% as continued strong job growth across several industry sectors pushed nonfarm payroll jobs to record levels in May, state…
by - June 21, 2019 2:29 pm
The city of Berryville will receive a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide the infrastructure needed to establish a 160-acre industrial park, according to a…
by - June 21, 2019 1:23 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - June 21, 2019 4:36 am
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a report that provides recommendations for higher education institutions to offer financial literacy education and resources to help students make informed decisions…
by - June 20, 2019 4:04 pm
Dr. Joel and Linda Carver of Fayetteville have donated $1 million to the ongoing $34 million capital campaign to build a new venue for Fayetteville performing arts company TheatreSquared. The…
by - June 20, 2019 3:41 pm
The year was 1978 and President Jimmy Carter was engaged in the Camp David Peace Accords. Superman, Grease, and the horror flick, Halloween, entertained movie goers. Gas was 63-cents per…
by - June 20, 2019 3:37 pm
Talk Business & Politics is launching a Business of the Year award program this fall designed to not only highlight efforts of businesses, non-profits and startup operations, but to consider…
by - June 20, 2019 3:28 pm
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Walmart with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) on Thursday (June 20) for failing to operate sufficient anti-corruption programs for…
by - June 20, 2019 3:16 pm
Entergy Corp. is asking its shareholders to turn back an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer from a privately-held Canadian investment firm that has made similar approaches to buy discounted shares from investors…
by - June 20, 2019 2:55 pm
Following public outcry nationwide and pushback from some Arkansas congressional members over the past three weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday (June 20) that it will not…
by - June 20, 2019 1:26 pm
Tyson Foods continues to reinvent its business model at 84 years old. Company executives were in New York this week along with several board members holding an investor conference on…
by - June 20, 2019 10:29 am
Arkansas Medical Marijuana (MMC) commissioners on Wednesday (June 19) asked legal staff to investigate why there are still only a handful of cultivators and retailers in operation statewide and then…
by - June 20, 2019 8:54 am
Houston-based oil and gas independent Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which agreed to a unsolicited $38 billion takeover bid from rival Occidental Petroleum Corp. last month, plans to spearhead the largest U.S….
by - June 20, 2019 8:47 am
Unlike other U.S. regions that are trending toward “majority-minority” demographics, the expansive Eighth Federal Reserve District that includes Arkansas is still “whiter” and less educated than other parts of the…
by - June 19, 2019 9:38 pm
A group formed by the state’s optometrists to combat a potential ballot initiative to repeal an Arkansas law they supported has made their organization formal. Arkansans for Healthy Eyes, which…
by - June 19, 2019 5:34 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told more than 500 existing and potential suppliers during Wednesday’s (June 19) Open Call he wished he could tell everyone “yes.” It’s the sixth year for…
by - June 19, 2019 5:27 pm
Walmart filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) letter on Wednesday (June 19) detailing the closure of its jewelry distribution center No. 6051 (Bentonville) effective Aug. 31. The…
by - June 19, 2019 5:01 pm
Arkansas State University’s ROTC program has a new professor of military science. Maj. Joseph (Joe) Loar has been assigned as professor of military science. Loar earned a bachelor’s degree in…
by - June 19, 2019 2:47 pm
Waters have receded following the historic flooding of the Arkansas River at the end of May, and cleanup is in high gear. While home and business owners work to clean…
by - June 19, 2019 9:32 am
U.S. imports of crude oil from members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) declined to the lowest level since March 1986, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
