by - July 30, 2018 7:34 pm
Ross DeVol discusses findings of ‘heartland’ research
Ross DeVol moved his family from Southern California to Bentonville last year, a prospect he said would not have been as appealing a decade ago. “It would have been a…
Business
by - July 30, 2018 7:24 pm
Alpine 4 acquires American Precision Fabricators, will add 15-50 jobs in Fort Smith
In April, Fort Smith-based steel fabrication company American Precision Fabricators (APF) agreed to a purchase offer from Alpine 4 of Phoenix under the terms of a private transaction. As a…
by - July 30, 2018 7:10 pm
Tyson blames tariffs, excess meat supply for lower earnings guidance
Tyson Foods was flying high on hopes for a record year of earnings with low grain costs and growing market share among its largest brands. But escalating trade tensions and…
by - July 30, 2018 5:11 pm
Black River Technical College President Eric Turner resigns
Black River Technical College President Eric Turner has resigned. Turner told Talk Business & Politics he has been offered the president’s job at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. Turner’s…
by - July 30, 2018 4:22 pm
Arkansas Plant Board selects former agriculture secretary as new director
The Arkansas Plant Board unanimously approved the appointment of former Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Butch Calhoun to serve as its director. He was selected Friday after Plant Board Director Terry Walker…
by - July 30, 2018 1:58 pm
Northern Tool + Equipment proposed for Phase II of Rogers’ Pleasant Crossing development
Rogers could soon be the site of the state’s second Northern Tool + Equipment store. A large-scale development plan has been filed with the city to build a 20,000-square-foot store…
by - July 30, 2018 11:24 am
Energy expenditures fall for fifth consecutive year
U.S. energy expenditures declined for the fifth consecutive year and fell 9% to $1 trillion in 2016, from 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2016, total energy…
by - July 30, 2018 10:42 am
Target taps Walmart exec for new supply chain post
Gemma Kubat, vice president of global business services services at Walmart, will join Target on Aug. 6 as senior vice president of supply chain engineering and activation. Kubat previously worked…
by - July 30, 2018 10:37 am
Quasar Gaming ‘LAN party’ will bring eSports to Fort Smith
ProPak Corporation and Pinnacle Communications have signed on to help sponsor Fort Smith’s first large-scale LAN party. LAN refers to a local area network in the technology sector. But in…
by - July 29, 2018 7:25 pm
Fayetteville women’s apparel company Lauren James facing foreclosure sale due to loan default
Fayetteville apparel firm Lauren James has been recognized for being one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. It now appears the company may have grown too fast. According…
by - July 29, 2018 9:59 am
Corporations benefitting from tax cuts, wages flat and consumer spending affected by higher costs
Economist Mervin Jebaraj says you can point to good and bad in the GOP tax cuts that have been in effect for a little over six months. The UA Walton…
by - July 27, 2018 6:13 pm
Governor, AEDC competing with Wisconsin to save Kimberly Clark jobs in Conway
Arkansas economic development officials are in near daily contact with Kimberly Clark leaders as the state is considering all options to save a Conway manufacturing facility and its 350 jobs….
by - July 27, 2018 5:45 pm
Crittenden County, Marion, and city of West Memphis reach cooperation agreement on super site
Marion has a “super site” for industry and the city, Crittenden County and the city of West Memphis have reached a cooperative agreement to help develop the 1,800 acres. The…
by - July 27, 2018 4:03 pm
Tyson Foods reportedly in talks to acquire Keystone Foods
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is reportedly working to acquire Keystone Foods, a protein supplier to food service and retailers with annual sales of $2.8 billion worldwide and around 11,000 employees. By…
by - July 27, 2018 3:45 pm
Four-story retail/office building opens in downtown Bentonville
A new mixed-use office building has opened south of the square in downtown Bentonville. A limited liability company owned by David Adair and Zach Kennedy developed the 17,415-square-foot building at…
by - July 27, 2018 3:43 pm
Eagle Bank & Trust opens Fayetteville mortgage office
Privately owned Eagle Bank & Trust Co. of Little Rock has recently opened a mortgage office in Fayetteville. A formal ribbon cutting was held July 18 at the new location,…
by - July 27, 2018 2:22 pm
U.S. GDP rises to 4.1%, President Trump takes credit for fastest economy expansion in four years
The nation’s economic engine accelerated substantially in the second quarter as consumer and government spending, along with a spike in U.S. exports ahead of expected retaliatory tariffs, lifted real gross…
by - July 27, 2018 2:01 pm
AEP cancels Wind Catcher project after Texas regulatory panel denies certificate
The $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators in May has been canceled after a July 26 decision by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to deny approval…
by - July 27, 2018 1:31 pm
State crime lab to open March 2019 in Lowell adjacent to new Troop L headquarters
Arkansas will open a crime lab on Arkansas Highway 264 in Lowell next year to reduce the backlog of cases at the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock, Gov….
by - July 27, 2018 11:13 am
The Bank of Fayetteville names Blake Holzhauer market president
The Bank of Fayetteville (BOF), a division of Suttgart-based Farmers & Merchants Bank, has hired Blake Holzhauer as market president. His first day will be Monday (July 30). Holzhauer was…