by - January 9, 2019 3:38 pm
Consumers across the U.S. rank Trader Joe’s, Costco and Amazon as the top grocery retailers according to the dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index released this week. The nationwide study examined the…
by - January 9, 2019 3:28 pm
Mary Kennedy of Little Rock has been named as the director of the new Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College in Conway. She started the position on Jan. 7….
by - January 9, 2019 3:06 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $531,602.23 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 253 schools and conservation districts in…
by - January 9, 2019 2:00 pm
Priority Bank of Fayetteville was among 31 national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received a satisfactory or outstanding Community Reinvestment Act evaluations…
by - January 9, 2019 1:58 pm
The city council in Sherman, Texas, has approved a tax abatement for a Tyson Foods plant expansion expected to cost $30 million. The agreement is for six years at 50%…
by - January 9, 2019 1:35 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has halted updates on its website for meat and poultry recall updates because of the partial government shutdown. The last update listed on the site is…
by - January 9, 2019 1:24 pm
Africa, Asia and the Middle East drove nearly all growth in global energy consumption, between 2010 and 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The new data on…
by - January 9, 2019 11:05 am
Bentonville software firm RevUnit has announced three promotions that will restructure its executive leadership team. Josh Stanley, who joined the company as a result of the company’s acquisition of Teamvvork…
by - January 9, 2019 9:44 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services has reached a deal to purchase New Jersey-based carrier Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery for $100 million as the company continues to invest into…
by - January 9, 2019 1:17 am
A new report by Seattle-based Zillow says the effects of the federal government shutdown on the housing market are wide-ranging and personal – putting thousands of unpaid workers nearly $438…
by - January 8, 2019 8:55 pm
President Donald Trump used the powerful setting of the Oval Office to deliver his first primetime TV address calling on members of Congress – particularly Democrats – to fund a…
by - January 8, 2019 7:44 pm
Governor’s aide and former GOP lawmaker Duncan Baird has been selected to lead the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS), according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and…
by - January 8, 2019 6:10 pm
China customs has announced it will allow imports of U.S. rice and industry leaders are waiting for the first orders. The move is part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol…
by - January 8, 2019 6:01 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered…
by - January 8, 2019 5:55 pm
Arkansas’ hospitals had an annual economic impact of $11.54 billion in 2017 and employed 45,800 people, according to a report distributed by the Arkansas Hospital Association on Tuesday (Jan. 8)….
by - January 8, 2019 3:45 pm
The announced merger of Fort Smith-based Zero Mountain with Sioux City, Iowa-based Cloverleaf Cold Storage began in September when Zero Mountain Board Chair Mark Rumsey learned that private equity firm…
by - January 8, 2019 3:39 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has named Mitch Chandler as Director of Executive Communications. Chandler previously worked at the agency, serving as communications director from November 2003 to February…
by - January 8, 2019 3:32 pm
Gulfside Casino Partnership announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) it will establish the Pope County Education Foundation if granted a license in the state. The Arkansas-based nonprofit would be funded by tax-deductible…
by - January 8, 2019 3:27 pm
Paradise Advertising & Marketing has been selected as the agency of record for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB), the official destination marketing organization for Arkansas’ capital city….
by - January 8, 2019 3:25 pm
A California couple partnered with two local investors to offer modern Asian cuisine in an upscale environment at Komodo in the Village on the Creeks development in Rogers. Reid and…
