by - July 17, 2018 5:55 pm
As the Trump administration enters a new era of trade relations with key allies and long-term trading partners, new data shows spending by so-called foreign direct investors in American businesses…
by - July 17, 2018 3:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a host of local business and community leaders will get a chance to preview the 2018 class of financial technology startups that have for the past…
by - July 17, 2018 3:04 pm
Springdale-based healthcare technology startup Now Diagnostics developed the first blood-based pregnancy test to be sold over the counter in Europe. Now Diagnostics, which develops fast, simple diagnostics tests, recently shipped…
by - July 17, 2018 2:02 pm
A brief but violent storm that swept through Fayetteville on Monday (July 16) damaged research structures on the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center, resulting in the cancellation of a…
by - July 17, 2018 1:15 pm
Dr. Karama Neal has been named president of Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a nonprofit development finance organization and loan fund. SBCP works with Southern Bancorp Inc. and Southern Bancorp…
by - July 17, 2018 1:02 pm
Just two years after moving into a 120,000-square-foot store west of Interstate 49 in Springdale, family-owned Sam’s Furniture continues to grow. Later this year, the retailer will open a 50,000-square-foot…
by - July 17, 2018 12:57 pm
New consumer options for dining and banking will be arriving on the west side of Springdale next year. An 11,300-square-foot retail shopping center called Sunset West Plaza is in development…
by - July 17, 2018 8:55 am
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank, which has a large footprint in Benton County, has made a key hire that clearly signals its intention to expand into Washington County. The locally owned…
by - July 17, 2018 6:48 am
Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College will renew and expand its polling partnership in 2018-2019 by increasing the number of polls it produces, extending the scope of those polls…
by - July 16, 2018 6:20 pm
Consumer spending ramped up in June sending retail sales up 0.5% in line with economists’ predictions. Total sales, including food, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau were $506.8 billion….
by - July 16, 2018 6:07 pm
Corn prices on Monday traded in the $3.30 per bushel range, just 1-cent higher than the yearly low, according to Markets Insider. Prices are predicted to rebound into the $3.40…
by - July 16, 2018 5:22 pm
Skechers has finalized a lease agreement with IRC to open a location at the Chicago-based property owner’s Fort Smith Pavilion this September. The retailer will occupy the 7,980-square foot space…
by - July 16, 2018 5:08 pm
Salsa never looked back after it was crowned king of the condiment category over ketchup more than 25 years ago. Increased consumer demand for Hispanic food sparked the growth, according…
by - July 16, 2018 3:48 pm
Dan Binder, analyst with Jefferies & Company, is joining Walmart as vice president of investor relations replacing Steve Schmitt. Walmart announced the new hire on Friday (July 13), saying Binder…
by - July 16, 2018 3:12 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is participating in a 20-state lawsuit seeking to end the Affordable Care Act. Filed in February, the suit says the law, otherwise known as Obamacare,…
by - July 16, 2018 1:41 pm
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, the culinary school operated by NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville, will hire between four and five apprentices over the next…
by - July 16, 2018 11:05 am
Little Rock-based Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK), formerly Bank of the Ozarks, celebrated the first day of trading under its new name and ticker symbol OZK, marking the occasion by opening…
by - July 16, 2018 10:05 am
A 22% operating income gain in J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ intermodal division helped the Lowell-based company beat second quarter earnings and revenue expectations. The company reported Monday morning (July 16)…
by - July 15, 2018 5:06 pm
Another hotel is being planned in Bentonville. Hotel management and development company Krushiker Hospitality Group Inc. (KHG) of Springdale has filed a large-scale development plan with the city to build…
by - July 15, 2018 10:31 am
The global blockchain supply market is expected to grow from $145 million in 2018 to $3.314 billion in 2023, according to Research and Markets. The growth reflects an 87% compounded…
