by - August 1, 2018 8:17 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Wednesday (Aug. 1) that Bryan Barnhouse has been promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Formerly the organization’s vice president, Barnhouse’s tenure has…
by - July 31, 2018 4:29 pm
Better pricing in a transportation sector witnessing more freight demand than shipping supply helped push Fort Smith-based ArcBest to record quarterly revenue of $793.35 million, better than the consensus estimate…
by - July 31, 2018 4:25 pm
Implementing a four-year plan to ensure a diverse community feels welcome and included in Northwest Arkansas is essential to the region’s long-term economic success, Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of…
by - July 31, 2018 3:56 pm
French hotel operator AccorHotels announced Tuesday (July 31) it has signed an agreement to acquire 85% of 21c Museum Hotels. The Louisville, Ky.-based chain has 11 hotels open or in…
by - July 31, 2018 3:06 pm
Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas (MANA), an independent physician group, recently started construction on a 3,887-square-foot urgent care clinic in Fayetteville. MANA Urgent Care clinic at 1673 N. College Ave….
by - July 31, 2018 2:16 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will host transit and planning officials from Kansas City, Mo., Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla., in the fourth event in a four-part speaker series…
by - July 31, 2018 1:15 pm
Walmart is constantly testing new processes and services internally and with customers. In recent months the retail giant quietly abandoned its Scan & Go tests as well the final-mile delivery…
by - July 31, 2018 11:32 am
The University of Arkansas School of Art has not yet found its permanent director, but it has a new interim director – one of its own. Matthew McConnell will serve…
by - July 31, 2018 11:12 am
PotlatchDeltic Corp.’s second quarter earnings rose nearly 90% as the Spokane, Wash.-based timberland owner benefitted from its near-record lumber prices after reporting its first consolidated financial results following its merger…
by - July 31, 2018 9:39 am
Inventories of distillate fuel, which includes diesel and home heating oil, were 117.7 million barrels at the end of June, the lowest end-of-June level since 2004, according to the U.S….
by - July 31, 2018 9:38 am
Personal income rose 0.4% to $71.7 billion in June, from May, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposal personal income increased 0.4% to $65.3 billion, and personal consumption expenditures…
by - July 30, 2018 7:34 pm
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…
by - July 30, 2018 7:24 pm
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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…
