by - October 31, 2018 7:20 pm
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities Board of Directors has selected Dr. Chuck Welch, president of the Arkansas State University System in Little Rock, as its Chair-elect. Welch,…
by - October 31, 2018 6:31 pm
With more than 4,600 U.S. store locations, Walmart continues to seek opportunities to use its massive footprint in unique ways such as anchoring “town centers” to improve consumer experiences. L.B….
by - October 31, 2018 3:44 pm
Developing downtown Fort Smith is more about hitting “doubles and singles” than home runs, with the area’s future “pretty vibrant, pretty exciting,” according to Bill Hanna, one of three panelists…
by - October 31, 2018 3:00 pm
A 30-foot renovation to the security checkpoint at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) about 12 years ago was supposed to add enough extra capacity to last 20 years, but growth…
by - October 31, 2018 12:01 pm
The parent company of Entergy Arkansas on Wednesday (Oct. 31) upped the company’s yearly earnings forecast as the utility giant’s profits in the third quarter jumped nearly 35% from a…
by - October 31, 2018 10:17 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank is hoping to boost its state-leading home loan business through a new digital mortgage application platform called Home4Me. Loan applicants can use the app to submit the…
by - October 31, 2018 9:48 am
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in the U.S. electric power sector have fallen 28% since 2005 because of slower growth in electricity demand and changes in the types of fuels used…
by - October 30, 2018 8:50 pm
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) elected Darcy Ortiz of Phoenix, Arizona, and Susan Certoma of New York City to the company’s board of directors at its recent quarterly meeting. They will…
by - October 30, 2018 8:44 pm
Open enrollment in Arkansas’ state-based health insurance exchange begins November 1. Created through the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace enables individuals without access to employer…
by - October 30, 2018 6:04 pm
Retail returns remain a challenge for even the largest retailers like Walmart and Amazon. A recent report from Optoro, a Washington, D.C.-based provider of returns optimization software, found the impact…
by - October 30, 2018 5:57 pm
President Donald Trump wants to increase access to retirement plans, reduce costs to offer them and change required withdrawals from them to ensure retirees don’t run out of savings in…
by - October 30, 2018 3:40 pm
Glenn Mack abruptly resigned his position as executive director of the Brightwater culinary school in Bentonville on Oct. 15. Only a few days earlier, his employer had prepared two options…
by - October 30, 2018 1:34 pm
The nonprofit National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) is in the process of establishing a chapter in Northwest Arkansas. A kickoff event is planned for 5 p.m. Nov….
by - October 30, 2018 11:28 am
Consumers recently surveyed by San Diego-based CPC Strategy overwhelmingly (80.1%) said they will shop Amazon for Christmas gifts this year. Walmart came in second with 57% of respondents planning to…
by - October 30, 2018 11:01 am
Logistics providers that have received awards for customer service and environmental sustainability have reported better revenue growth and improved cost efficiency, according to a study published in the Journal of…
by - October 29, 2018 6:04 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved more than $214 million in loans to Arkansas small businesses for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, a 5% increase over the previous year’s loan…
by - October 29, 2018 5:59 pm
Stephens Insurance has hired Chris Hawkins as senior vice president, Robert Mann and John Rhodes as vice president, and Kevin Yandell as claims coordinator, enhancing critical risk management capabilities in…
by - October 29, 2018 5:51 pm
Bill Zook graduated from Arkansas State University during the 1950’s and went onto a successful career at IBM. Zook has decided he wants to help create more alums at the…
by - October 29, 2018 4:49 pm
For more than 150 years the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has been a destination for healthcare. While Northwest Arkansas continues to work toward being a destination for healthcare excellence…
by - October 29, 2018 4:32 pm
Talk Business & Politics is partnering with the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development to continue producing the closely watched The Compass Report. The Compass Report is the…
