by - March 6, 2019 4:17 pm
Wisconsin-based Artemax Inc. is one of Walmart’s Open Call success stories in the retailer’s efforts to grow and support U.S. manufacturing jobs. The wristband manufacturer based outside Milwaukee employs about…
by - March 6, 2019 2:20 pm
Sales of U.S. wholesalers rose 5.9% to $7.6 trillion in 2017, from $7.2 trillion in 2016, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates, which were released…
by - March 6, 2019 1:25 pm
With an unlikely probability of gaining legislative referral in the 2019 session, attorney Alex Gray – one of the leaders of the successful casino amendment in 2018 – is seeking…
by - March 6, 2019 1:07 pm
Lockheed Martin Corp.’s industrial site in Camden is likely to be apportioned a significant amount of work from the Pentagon’s nearly $1 billion contract to provide so-called THAAD missiles to…
by - March 6, 2019 12:51 pm
Paragould-based Jetton General Contracting has hired Shawnie Carrier as director of strategic development. Jetton General Contracting is a 42-year old independent general contractor specializing in complex and fast-paced construction projects…
by - March 6, 2019 11:46 am
A team of University of Arkansas professors and students plan to have the first prototype of a 300-kilowatt, silicon carbide solar inverter by the end of 2019, said Yue Zhao,…
by - March 6, 2019 11:11 am
Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas announced Wednesday (March 6) a $250,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation that will support the capital costs of the health provider’s new multi-specialty…
by - March 6, 2019 10:51 am
A Little Rock startup that aspires to be at the forefront of the fast-growing, multi-billion dollar food specialty market can trace part of its roots back to the public tennis…
by - March 6, 2019 10:24 am
U.S. net electricity generation rose 4% in 2018, reaching a record high of 4.178 billion megawatt hours, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Last year was the first…
by - March 6, 2019 7:56 am
Springdale-based Northwest Health will host five job fairs Wednesday (March 6) at its local hospitals in hopes of filling some 300 jobs posted throughout the provider’s five hospitals, six urgent care…
by - March 5, 2019 9:21 pm
As the race to open Arkansas’ first cannabis dispensary in time for April showers grows closer, the state Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) on Tuesday (March 5) approved the first round…
by - March 5, 2019 8:10 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved Tuesday (March 5) an ordinance to form a Public Facility Board Advisory Committee. The ad hoc committee to review or recommend the roles…
by - March 5, 2019 7:51 pm
Walmart has spent the past 18 months consolidating two older distribution facilities in Bentonville and Fort Smith into one new state-of-the-art fashion and apparel distribution center. On Tuesday (March 5),…
by - March 5, 2019 5:07 pm
Jonesboro had its best city sales and use tax collection month ever in the February report. The city took in $1.952 million during the month, a 5% increase from the…
by - March 5, 2019 3:33 pm
Randall Pope, retired director and senior advisor of The Westchester Group, an asset and investment management company headquartered in Champaign, Ill., will be the speaker Thursday (March 7) at the…
by - March 5, 2019 3:08 pm
Traffic congestion was projected to cost the trucking industry an additional $15.74 billion in 2016, according to a new study from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The nonprofit research…
by - March 5, 2019 2:01 pm
Fort Smith-based Beaty Capital Group has added a third Masonic Temple to its portfolio of entertainment venues that began with the November 2014 acquisition of the historic Temple in downtown…
by - March 5, 2019 1:18 pm
A Senate bill to reset the state’s net-metering policy on solar energy was finally pushed out of committee on Tuesday (March 5) after going through several revisions since the beginning…
by - March 5, 2019 1:11 pm
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers was named one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation by IBM Watson Health. The organization published its 100 Top Hospitals annual study…
by - March 5, 2019 12:55 pm
Consumers in Northwest Arkansas, the Fort Smith metro, and parts of Oklahoma and Missouri have another option for grocery delivery. Springdale-based Harps Foods is working with Instacart to offer grocery…
