by - August 27, 2018 3:16 pm
Walmart continues to expand the inventory for its online business, now offering curated outdoor specialty gear from Moosejaw on its e-commerce site. Walmart said Monday (Aug. 27) the Premium Outdoor…
by - August 27, 2018 1:20 pm
Commercial banks and savings institutions in Arkansas and the U.S. posted healthy profits of more than $60.2 billion in the second quarter, up more than 25% from a year ago…
by - August 26, 2018 7:16 pm
The state Tax Reform and Relief Task Force quietly sent its 20-page findings to Gov. Asa Hutchinson last week on how to restructure the Arkansas tax code. The full report…
by - August 24, 2018 3:25 pm
Completion of the Eighth Street interchange along Interstate 49 in Bentonville has fallen behind schedule because of contractor delays, said Danny Straessle, public information officer for the Arkansas Department of…
by - August 24, 2018 1:31 pm
Fayetteville-based medical technology company SFC Fluidics LLC recently established a partnership with JDRF to develop an insulin patch pump with open-protocol communication. The industry discovery and development partnership follows JDRF’s…
by - August 24, 2018 1:29 pm
Arkansas Children’s Little Rock will install in its hospital a Truix neo for functional brain imaging. On Friday (Aug. 24), magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology provider Megin, formerly Elekta Oy, announced the hospital…
by - August 24, 2018 9:23 am
Dr. Ricky Tompkins, chief academic officer at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, will be leaving the school to become managing director at professional development firm Grandslam Performance Associates (GPA)…
by - August 24, 2018 12:05 am
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for $3.1 million to study asthma improvements, particularly through smartphone technology. The grant will help fund…
by - August 23, 2018 6:53 pm
Mercy Clinic Sleep Medicine has completed its seven-year journey to combine sleep laboratory and clinic functions under one roof. The sleep center hosted a ribbon cutting to commemorate that combination…
by - August 23, 2018 6:34 pm
The volatile side of Northwest Arkansas dynamic growth reared its ugly head again when new Labor Department data released this week showed workers in the state’s third largest county saw…
by - August 23, 2018 5:26 pm
Discretionary consumer spending rallied throughout the early summer months pushing sales tax revenues higher again in August among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively reported…
by - August 23, 2018 5:02 pm
Heirs of the the Walmart fortune continue to reduce the family’s holdings of company stock as part of a plan to keep ownership at slightly below the 50% level. Over…
by - August 23, 2018 4:50 pm
Over the past decade, the average age of vehicles in U.S. households has risen to nearly 11 years old as buyers turn to the used car market or delay purchases…
by - August 23, 2018 4:43 pm
Arkansas’ forested lands remain robust and have been cited as a key reason why a Chinese paper goods manufacturer decided to locate a $1.8 billion facility in Arkadelphia. Arkansas has…
by - August 23, 2018 2:48 pm
A foreclosure on a portion of the Scottsdale Center retail center at the corner of Walnut and North 46th streets in Rogers is expected in September. On July 17, a…
by - August 23, 2018 11:27 am
More than three years after a motley crew of former Clinton administration officials, top energy executives and Pine Bluff job recruiters announced one of the largest economic development projects in…
by - August 23, 2018 10:29 am
Philander Smith College in Little Rock has hired Tamika Edwards as executive director of the school’s Social Justice Institute. The appointment is effective Sept. 4. Edwards has nearly 20 years…
by - August 23, 2018 10:02 am
Louise Epstein has been hired by the Walton Family Foundation as director of university partnerships. The announcement was made Thursday (Aug. 23). Epstein was previously managing director of the Innovation…
by - August 23, 2018 9:46 am
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public feedback on possible changes to the hours-of-service regulations for commercial truck drivers. On Thursday (Aug. 23), an advance notice of…
by - August 22, 2018 7:18 pm
Arkansas’ top job recruiters empathized with manufacturing industry leaders today concerning the growing U.S. jobs skills gap that is hurting productivity and leaving thousands of key positions unfilled just as…
