by - July 26, 2018 2:16 pm
Growing up in Alabama and taking educational and occupational rides through Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and New York, new UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson considers his new post in Arkansas…
by - July 26, 2018 12:38 pm
The mortgage division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 16th year in a row. That includes both purchase-money and refinance loans….
by - July 26, 2018 12:13 pm
U.S. natural gas production, consumption and exports are expected to rise through 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. dry natural gas production is projected to rise 11%…
by - July 26, 2018 11:37 am
Sam’s Club recently hired about 100 employees to work in its new downtown Dallas technology center. The tech employees are now working in South Lake in co-working spaces until the…
by - July 26, 2018 10:42 am
Final-mile delivery is the most expensive element of online shopping and in the low-margin grocery business, every penny counts. Walmart continues to test several possibilities with its online grocery delivery…
by - July 26, 2018 8:13 am
Medical startup Lineus Medical of Fayetteville is moving out of research and development mode and into product launch mode. A result of the transition is a new CEO. Vance Clement,…
by - July 26, 2018 6:51 am
The state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC), after long debate and lots of questions, gave the green light Wednesday (July 25) for state procurement officials to hire a third-party contractor to…
by - July 25, 2018 7:09 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues continued to improve in June with $3.632 million collected from the city’s 2% tax, 1% of which goes to streets, 0.75% to bond issues, and…
by - July 25, 2018 6:57 pm
Van Buren’s Veterans Memorial Plaza opened Wednesday (July 25) amid sweltering temperatures. Hundreds of residents gathered for over an hour. They spilled out into Freedom Park and lined Main Street….
by - July 25, 2018 6:42 pm
Walmart is not new to video streaming. The retail giant acquired VUDU in February 2010, but it has fallen far behind subscriptions to Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix and other popular…
by - July 25, 2018 6:31 pm
President Donald Trump has authorized the United States Department of Agriculture to release up to $12 billion in aid programs to farmers impacted by his ongoing trade wars with other…
by - July 25, 2018 6:28 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission has once again applied for federal funding to complete a 4.8-mile segment of Interstate 49 in Missouri to the state line. The segment is…
by - July 25, 2018 6:25 pm
Organizers of the proposed amendment to expand gambling in Arkansas fell almost 15,000 signatures short, but have until Aug. 24 to submit more signatures or challenge rejected signatures, according to…
by - July 25, 2018 2:40 pm
The city of Springdale recently issued a building permit valued at $16.9 million to St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. The permit is being used to build a 60,000-square-foot multispecialty clinic…
by - July 25, 2018 2:29 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on Arkansas’ efforts to implement voter-approved medical marijuana. Link here for the first report. –––––––––––––––––––– Many states like Arkansas that…
by - July 25, 2018 2:22 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services profit increased 353.1% in the second quarter, and the stock price soared to a 52-week high as the Tontitown-based carrier strives to match 2015 earnings levels. On…
by - July 25, 2018 2:03 pm
In 1998, “Titanic” was the top grossing movie at the box office, the Monica Lewinsky scandal with President Bill Clinton dominated the news and a small tech startup known as…
by - July 25, 2018 1:13 pm
Walmart announced two $1 million grants to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) to help provide internship opportunities on Capitol Hill for diverse youth….
by - July 25, 2018 9:44 am
A national restaurant chain will soon open its first Arkansas location in Fayetteville. First Watch, whose concept is built on a “healthy and fresh” breakfast, brunch and lunch menu, will…
by - July 25, 2018 6:28 am
Home BancShares chairman Johnny Allison hasn’t figured out why his bank’s stock isn’t overperforming, but as long as the company’s financials are hitting on all cylinders, he isn’t too worried….
